Realtek Semiconductor Corp. Realtek RTL8188RU Wireless LAN 802.11n USB High Power Dongle driver download and installation

Realtek RTL8188RU Wireless LAN 802.11n USB High Power Dongle is a Network Adapters device. This Windows driver was developed by Realtek Semiconductor Corp.. The hardware id of this driver is USB/VID_0BDA&PID_317F&REV_0200&SS.

1. Manually install Realtek Semiconductor Corp. Realtek RTL8188RU Wireless LAN 802.11n USB High Power Dongle driver

1. Download the setup file for Realtek Semiconductor Corp. Realtek RTL8188RU Wireless LAN 802.11n USB High Power Dongle driver from the location below. This is the download link for the driver version 1021.13.0826.2013 dated 2013-08-26.
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3. Run the driver setup file from a Windows account with administrative rights. If your User Access Control (UAC) 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 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 computer and enjoy the fresh driver, it is as simple as that.
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This driver is digitally signed by the manufacturer.
File size of the driver: 733165 bytes (715.98 KB)
This driver was rated with an average of 4.2 stars by 63400 users.
This driver is fully compatible with the following versions of Windows:

• 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 RTL8188RU Wireless LAN 802.11n USB High Power Dongle 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. Start 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 available driver updates. Scroll the list down until you locate the Realtek Semiconductor Corp. Realtek RTL8188RU Wireless LAN 802.11n USB High Power Dongle driver. Click the Update button.
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5. That's all, the driver is now installed!
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