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

Realtek RTL8188CUS Wireless LAN 802.11n USB Slim Solo is a Network Adapters device. This Windows driver was developed by Realtek Semiconductor Corp.. USB/VID_0BDA&PID_817A is the matching hardware id of this device.

1. Realtek Semiconductor Corp. Realtek RTL8188CUS Wireless LAN 802.11n USB Slim Solo driver - how to install it manually

1. Download the setup file for Realtek Semiconductor Corp. Realtek RTL8188CUS Wireless LAN 802.11n USB Slim Solo driver from the link below. This download link is for the driver version 1026.1.0911.2013 dated 2013-10-07.
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3. Run the driver installation file from a Windows account with administrative rights. If your User Access Control (UAC) is running then you will have to confirm the installation of the driver and run the setup with administrative rights.
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5. Go through the driver installation wizard, which should be pretty easy to follow. The driver installation 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, it is as simple as that.
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This driver is digitally signed by the manufacturer.
Size of this driver: 1292226 bytes (1.23 MB)
Driver rating 4.9 stars out of 67140 votes.
This driver will work for the following versions of Windows:

• 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. The easy way: using DriverMax to install Realtek Semiconductor Corp. Realtek RTL8188CUS Wireless LAN 802.11n USB Slim Solo driver

The most important 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 with DriverMax? Let's follow a few steps!

1. Open DriverMax and click on the yellow button named ~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. Scroll the list down until you locate the Realtek Semiconductor Corp. Realtek RTL8188CUS Wireless LAN 802.11n USB Slim Solo driver. Click the Update button.
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5. That's all, the driver is now installed!
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