Realtek Semiconductor Corp. Realtek RTL8188CUS Wireless LAN 802.11n USB Slim Combo - two ways of downloading and installing the driver

Realtek RTL8188CUS Wireless LAN 802.11n USB Slim Combo is a Network Adapters hardware device. This driver was developed by Realtek Semiconductor Corp.. In order to make sure you are downloading the exact right driver the hardware id is USB/VID_0BDA&PID_817B&REV_0200&SS.

1. Manually install Realtek Semiconductor Corp. Realtek RTL8188CUS Wireless LAN 802.11n USB Slim Combo driver

1. Download the setup file for Realtek Semiconductor Corp. Realtek RTL8188CUS Wireless LAN 802.11n USB Slim Combo driver from the location below. This download link is for the driver version 1015.6.0210.2012 released on 2012-02-10.
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3. Start the driver installation file from a Windows account with administrative rights. If your User Access Control (UAC) is started then you will have to confirm the installation 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 scan your PC for compatible devices and will install the driver.
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7. Shutdown and restart your PC and enjoy the updated driver, as you can see it was quite smple.
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This driver is digitally signed by Realtek Semiconductor Corp..
Download size of the driver: 722028 bytes (705.11 KB)
This driver was rated with an average of 4.5 stars by 20490 users.
This driver is compatible with the following versions of Windows:

• This driver works on Windows 2000 64 bits
• This driver works on Windows Server 2003 64 bits
• This driver works on Windows XP 64 bits
• This driver works on Windows Vista 64 bits
• This driver works on Windows 7 64 bits
• This driver works on Windows 8 64 bits
• This driver works on Windows 8.1 64 bits
• This driver works on Windows 10 64 bits
• This driver works on Windows 11 64 bits

2. How to install Realtek Semiconductor Corp. Realtek RTL8188CUS Wireless LAN 802.11n USB Slim Combo driver using DriverMax

The most important advantage of using DriverMax is that it will install the driver for you in the easiest possible way and it will keep each driver up to date. How can you install a driver using DriverMax? Let's follow a few steps!

1. Start DriverMax and push on the yellow button named ~SCAN FOR DRIVER UPDATES NOW~. Wait for DriverMax to analyze each driver on your computer.
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3. Take a look at the list of available driver updates. Scroll the list down until you find the Realtek Semiconductor Corp. Realtek RTL8188CUS Wireless LAN 802.11n USB Slim Combo driver. Click on Update.
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5. Enjoy using the updated driver! :)
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