TP-LINK TECHNOLOGIES CO. Realtek RTL8188CU Wireless LAN 802.11n USB 2.0 Network Adapter - two ways of downloading and installing the driver

Realtek RTL8188CU Wireless LAN 802.11n USB 2.0 Network Adapter is a Network Adapters device. This driver was developed by TP-LINK TECHNOLOGIES CO.. The hardware id of this driver is USB/VID_103C&PID_1629; this string has to match your hardware.

1. TP-LINK TECHNOLOGIES CO. Realtek RTL8188CU Wireless LAN 802.11n USB 2.0 Network Adapter - install the driver manually

1. Download the driver setup file for TP-LINK TECHNOLOGIES CO. Realtek RTL8188CU Wireless LAN 802.11n USB 2.0 Network Adapter driver from the link below. This is the download link for the driver version 1027.4.1120.2014 released on 2015-02-16.
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3. Run the driver installation file from a Windows account with the highest privileges (rights). If your User Access Control (UAC) is enabled then you will have to accept of the driver and run the setup with administrative rights.
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5. Follow the driver setup wizard, which should be pretty straightforward. The driver setup wizard will analyze your PC for compatible devices and will install the driver.
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7. Restart your PC and enjoy the fresh driver, it is as simple as that.
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TP-LINK TECHNOLOGIES CO. applied a digital signature to this driver.
Download size of the driver: 1572708 bytes (1.50 MB)
Driver rating 4.2 stars out of 57050 votes.
This driver will work for the following versions of Windows:

• This driver works on Windows 8.1 32 bits
• This driver works on Windows 10 32 bits
• This driver works on Windows 11 32 bits

2. How to use DriverMax to install TP-LINK TECHNOLOGIES CO. Realtek RTL8188CU Wireless LAN 802.11n USB 2.0 Network Adapter driver

The most important advantage of using DriverMax is that it will install the driver for you in just a few seconds and it will keep each driver up to date. How can you install a driver using DriverMax? Let's take a look!

1. Start DriverMax and click on the yellow button that says ~SCAN FOR DRIVER UPDATES NOW~. Wait for DriverMax to scan and analyze each driver on your computer.
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3. Take a look at the list of detected driver updates. Scroll the list down until you locate the TP-LINK TECHNOLOGIES CO. Realtek RTL8188CU Wireless LAN 802.11n USB 2.0 Network Adapter driver. Click on Update.
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5. Finished installing the driver!
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