Realtek Semiconductor Corp. Realtek RTL8188E Wireless LAN 802.11n PCI-E NIC - two ways of downloading and installing the driver

Realtek RTL8188E Wireless LAN 802.11n PCI-E NIC is a Network Adapters hardware device. The Windows version of this driver was developed by Realtek Semiconductor Corp.. PCI/VEN_10EC&DEV_8179&SUBSYS_018210EC is the matching hardware id of this device.

1. Install Realtek Semiconductor Corp. Realtek RTL8188E Wireless LAN 802.11n PCI-E NIC driver manually

1. Download the driver setup file for Realtek Semiconductor Corp. Realtek RTL8188E Wireless LAN 802.11n PCI-E NIC driver from the link below. This is the download link for the driver version 2010.2.0530.2013 dated 2013-06-07.
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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. Go through the driver setup wizard, which should be quite easy to follow. 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 new driver, it is as simple as that.
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This driver is digitally signed by Realtek Semiconductor Corp..
Size of this driver: 1132731 bytes (1.08 MB)
This driver received an average rating of 4.7 stars out of 97601 votes.
This driver is fully compatible with the following versions of Windows:

• This driver works on Windows Vista 32 bits
• This driver works on Windows 7 32 bits
• This driver works on Windows 8 32 bits
• 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. Using DriverMax to install Realtek Semiconductor Corp. Realtek RTL8188E Wireless LAN 802.11n PCI-E NIC driver

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, not just this one. How easy can you install a driver with DriverMax? Let's see!

1. Open DriverMax and press 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. Scroll the list down until you locate the Realtek Semiconductor Corp. Realtek RTL8188E Wireless LAN 802.11n PCI-E NIC driver. Click the Update button.
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5. Enjoy using the updated driver! :)
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