Realtek Semiconductor Corp. Realtek RTL8192CE Wireless LAN 802.11n COMBO PCI-E NIC driver download and installation

Realtek RTL8192CE Wireless LAN 802.11n COMBO 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_8178&SUBSYS_917810EC; this string has to match your hardware.

1. Realtek Semiconductor Corp. Realtek RTL8192CE Wireless LAN 802.11n COMBO PCI-E NIC driver - how to install it manually

1. Download the setup file for Realtek Semiconductor Corp. Realtek RTL8192CE Wireless LAN 802.11n COMBO PCI-E NIC driver from the location below. This download link is for the driver version 1002.2.0428.2010 dated 2010-04-28.
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3. Start the driver setup file from a Windows account with administrative rights. If your User Access Control (UAC) is enabled 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 setup wizard, which should be quite easy to follow. The driver setup wizard will analyze your PC for compatible devices and will install the driver.
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7. Restart your PC and enjoy the new driver, as you can see it was quite smple.
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Download size of the driver: 500446 bytes (488.72 KB)
Driver rating 4 stars out of 71289 votes.
This driver was released for the following versions of Windows:

• This driver works on Windows 7 64 bits
• This driver works on Windows 8 64 bits
• 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. Installing the Realtek Semiconductor Corp. Realtek RTL8192CE Wireless LAN 802.11n COMBO PCI-E NIC driver using DriverMax: the easy way

The advantage of using DriverMax is that it will setup 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 with DriverMax? Let's see!

1. Start DriverMax and push on the yellow button named ~SCAN FOR DRIVER UPDATES NOW~. Wait for DriverMax to analyze each driver on your PC.
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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 RTL8192CE Wireless LAN 802.11n COMBO PCI-E NIC driver. Click the Update button.
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5. That's it, you installed your first driver!
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