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 driver was developed by Realtek Semiconductor Corp.. The hardware id of this driver is PCI/VEN_10EC&DEV_8179&SUBSYS_21991A3B; this string has to match your hardware.

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 link below. This is the download link for the driver version 2023.9.0401.2015 released on 2015-04-16.
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3. Start the driver setup 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. Follow the driver installation wizard, which should be quite easy to follow. The driver installation wizard will scan your PC for compatible devices and will install the driver.
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7. Restart your computer and enjoy the updated driver, as you can see it was quite smple.
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This driver is digitally signed by the manufacturer.
Size of this driver: 1704777 bytes (1.63 MB)
This driver received an average rating of 4.6 stars out of 53412 votes.
This driver is compatible with 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 RTL8188EE Wireless LAN 802.11n PCI-E NIC driver

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

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 PC.
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3. Take a look at the list of detected 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. Finished installing the driver!
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