TP-LINK TECHNOLOGIES CO. 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 Windows driver was developed by TP-LINK TECHNOLOGIES CO.. 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 TP-LINK TECHNOLOGIES CO. Realtek RTL8188CUS Wireless LAN 802.11n USB Slim Combo driver

1. Download the driver setup file for TP-LINK TECHNOLOGIES CO. Realtek RTL8188CUS Wireless LAN 802.11n USB Slim Combo driver from the location 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 setup file from a Windows account with the highest privileges (rights). If your UAC (User Access Control) is started 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 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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TP-LINK TECHNOLOGIES CO. applied a digital signature to this driver.
File size of the driver: 1572708 bytes (1.50 MB)
This driver received an average rating of 4 stars out of 57521 votes.
This driver is fully compatible with 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 RTL8188CUS Wireless LAN 802.11n USB Slim Combo driver

The 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, not just this one. How easy can you install a driver using DriverMax? Let's follow a few steps!

1. Start DriverMax and click on the yellow button named ~SCAN FOR DRIVER UPDATES NOW~. Wait for DriverMax to analyze each driver on your PC.
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3. Take a look at the list of driver updates. Scroll the list down until you locate the TP-LINK TECHNOLOGIES CO. Realtek RTL8188CUS Wireless LAN 802.11n USB Slim Combo driver. Click the Update button.
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5. Enjoy using the updated driver! :)
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