Realtek Semiconductor Corp. Realtek RTL8188EE-VAU Wireless LAN 802.11n USB minicard - two ways of downloading and installing the driver

Realtek RTL8188EE-VAU Wireless LAN 802.11n USB minicard is a Network Adapters hardware device. The Windows version of 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_A179&REV_0200&SS.

1. Install Realtek Semiconductor Corp. Realtek RTL8188EE-VAU Wireless LAN 802.11n USB minicard driver manually

1. Download the setup file for Realtek Semiconductor Corp. Realtek RTL8188EE-VAU Wireless LAN 802.11n USB minicard driver from the link below. This is the download link for the driver version 1030.24.0601.2017 dated 2017-11-16.
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3. Run the driver installation file from a Windows account with administrative rights. If your User Access Control Service (UAC) 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 pretty easy to follow. The driver setup wizard will analyze 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, it is as simple as that.
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This driver is digitally signed by Realtek Semiconductor Corp..
Download size of the driver: 2084801 bytes (1.99 MB)
This driver was rated with an average of 4.5 stars by 79467 users.
This driver was released for the following versions of Windows:

• This driver works on Windows 2000 32 bits
• This driver works on Windows Server 2003 32 bits
• This driver works on Windows XP 32 bits
• 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. The easy way: using DriverMax to install Realtek Semiconductor Corp. Realtek RTL8188EE-VAU Wireless LAN 802.11n USB minicard driver

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

1. Start DriverMax and press 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 driver updates. Scroll the list down until you find the Realtek Semiconductor Corp. Realtek RTL8188EE-VAU Wireless LAN 802.11n USB minicard driver. Click on Update.
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5. Enjoy using the updated driver! :)
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