Realtek Semiconductor Corp. Realtek RTL8188EE Wireless LAN 802.11n PCI-E NIC - two ways of downloading and installing the driver

Realtek RTL8188EE Wireless LAN 802.11n PCI-E NIC is a Network Adapters hardware device. This Windows driver was developed by Realtek Semiconductor Corp.. PCI/VEN_10EC&DEV_8179&SUBSYS_018710EC is the matching hardware id of this device.

1. Realtek Semiconductor Corp. Realtek RTL8188EE Wireless LAN 802.11n PCI-E NIC - install the driver manually

1. Download the driver setup file for Realtek Semiconductor Corp. Realtek RTL8188EE Wireless LAN 802.11n PCI-E NIC driver from the link below. This download link is for the driver version 2023.9.0401.2015 dated 2015-04-16.
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3. Run the driver installation file from a Windows account with administrative 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 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 PC and enjoy the updated driver, it is as simple as that.
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This driver is digitally signed.
Driver file size: 1704777 bytes (1.63 MB)
This driver was rated with an average of 4.8 stars by 54950 users.
This driver was released 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. Using DriverMax to install Realtek Semiconductor Corp. Realtek RTL8188EE Wireless LAN 802.11n PCI-E NIC driver

The 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. How easy can you install a driver using DriverMax? Let's see!

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 driver updates. Search the list until you locate the Realtek Semiconductor Corp. Realtek RTL8188EE Wireless LAN 802.11n PCI-E NIC driver. Click the Update button.
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5. That's all, the driver is now installed!
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