Realtek Semiconductor Corp. Realtek RTL8188ETV Wireless LAN 802.11n USB 2.0 Network Adapter - two ways of downloading and installing the driver

Realtek RTL8188ETV Wireless LAN 802.11n USB 2.0 Network Adapter is a Network Adapters hardware device. This driver was developed by Realtek Semiconductor Corp.. USB/VID_0BDA&PID_0179&REV_0200&SS is the matching hardware id of this device.

1. Install Realtek Semiconductor Corp. Realtek RTL8188ETV Wireless LAN 802.11n USB 2.0 Network Adapter driver manually

1. Download the setup file for Realtek Semiconductor Corp. Realtek RTL8188ETV Wireless LAN 802.11n USB 2.0 Network Adapter driver from the location below. This is the download link for the driver version 1030.22.0405.2017 released on 2017-09-11.
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3. Run the driver installation file from a Windows account with administrative rights. If your UAC (User Access Control) is running 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. Shutdown and restart your computer and enjoy the new driver, as you can see it was quite smple.
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This driver is digitally signed by Realtek Semiconductor Corp..
File size of the driver: 2641017 bytes (2.52 MB)
Driver rating 4.9 stars out of 12758 votes.
This driver is compatible with the following versions of Windows:

• This driver works on Windows 10 32 bits
• This driver works on Windows 11 32 bits

2. How to use DriverMax to install Realtek Semiconductor Corp. Realtek RTL8188ETV Wireless LAN 802.11n USB 2.0 Network Adapter 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, not just this one. How can you install a driver with DriverMax? Let's take a look!

1. Open DriverMax and push 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 available driver updates. Scroll the list down until you find the Realtek Semiconductor Corp. Realtek RTL8188ETV Wireless LAN 802.11n USB 2.0 Network Adapter driver. Click on Update.
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5. Finished installing the driver!
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