Driver for Realtek Semiconductor Corp. Realtek RTL8188EE Wireless LAN 802.11n PCI-E NIC - downloading and installing it

Realtek RTL8188EE 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.. In order to make sure you are downloading the exact right driver the hardware id is PCI/VEN_10EC&DEV_8179&SUBSYS_12B81A3B.

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

1. Download the driver setup file for Realtek Semiconductor Corp. Realtek RTL8188EE Wireless LAN 802.11n PCI-E NIC driver from the location below. This is the download link for the driver version 2023.66.0330.2018 dated 2018-04-11.
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3. Start the driver installation file from a Windows account with administrative rights. If your User Access Control (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 straightforward. The driver setup wizard will scan your PC for compatible devices and will install the driver.
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7. Restart your PC and enjoy the updated driver, it is as simple as that.
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Realtek Semiconductor Corp. applied a digital signature to this driver.
Driver file size: 2606231 bytes (2.49 MB)
Driver rating 4.5 stars out of 77654 votes.
This driver was released for the following versions of Windows:

• 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 RTL8188EE Wireless LAN 802.11n PCI-E NIC driver

The advantage of using DriverMax is that it will install the driver for you in just a few seconds and it will keep each driver up to date, not just this one. How easy can you install a driver using DriverMax? Let's take a look!

1. Open DriverMax and click on the yellow button named ~SCAN FOR DRIVER UPDATES NOW~. Wait for DriverMax to 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 locate the Realtek Semiconductor Corp. Realtek RTL8188EE Wireless LAN 802.11n PCI-E NIC driver. Click on Update.
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5. That's all, the driver is now installed!
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