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. Install Realtek Semiconductor Corp. Realtek RTL8188CUS Wireless LAN 802.11n USB Slim Combo driver manually

1. Download the setup file for Realtek Semiconductor Corp. Realtek RTL8188CUS Wireless LAN 802.11n USB Slim Combo driver from the location below. This is the download link for the driver version 1026.7.0108.2014 dated 2014-02-07.
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3. Start the driver installation file from a Windows account with administrative rights. If your User Access Control Service (UAC) is running then you will have to accept of the driver and run the setup with administrative rights.
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5. Go through the driver setup wizard, which should be quite 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 computer and enjoy the new driver, as you can see it was quite smple.
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This driver was not digitally signed.

This driver was installed by many users and received an average rating of 3.2 stars out of 32659 votes.

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

The advantage of using DriverMax is that it will setup the driver for you in just a few seconds and it will keep each driver up to date, not just this one. How can you install a driver using DriverMax? Let's take a look!

1. Open 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 available driver updates. Search the list until you locate the Realtek Semiconductor Corp. Realtek RTL8188CUS Wireless LAN 802.11n USB Slim Combo driver. Click on Update.
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5. Finished installing the driver!
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