Realtek Semiconductor Corp. Realtek RTL8192CE Wireless LAN 802.11n PCI-E NIC - two ways of downloading and installing the driver

Realtek RTL8192CE Wireless LAN 802.11n PCI-E NIC is a Network Adapters hardware device. 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_8178&SUBSYS_817910EC.

1. Realtek Semiconductor Corp. Realtek RTL8192CE Wireless LAN 802.11n PCI-E NIC - install the driver manually

1. Download the setup file for Realtek Semiconductor Corp. Realtek RTL8192CE Wireless LAN 802.11n PCI-E NIC driver from the link below. This download link is for the driver version 1000.1.0212.2010 released on 2010-02-12.
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3. Start the driver setup file from a Windows account with administrative rights. If your User Access Control Service (UAC) is started 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 pretty straightforward. 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 updated driver, as you can see it was quite smple.
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This driver is digitally signed.
Download size of the driver: 467921 bytes (456.95 KB)
This driver received an average rating of 4.2 stars out of 24003 votes.
This driver is compatible with 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. The easy way: using DriverMax to install Realtek Semiconductor Corp. Realtek RTL8192CE Wireless LAN 802.11n PCI-E NIC driver

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. How can you install a driver with DriverMax? Let's take a look!

1. Open DriverMax and push on the yellow button that says ~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. Search the list until you find the Realtek Semiconductor Corp. Realtek RTL8192CE Wireless LAN 802.11n PCI-E NIC driver. Click the Update button.
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5. Enjoy using the updated driver! :)
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