Realtek Semiconductor Corp. Realtek RTL8723AE Wireless LAN 802.11n PCI-E NIC - two ways of downloading and installing the driver

Realtek RTL8723AE Wireless LAN 802.11n PCI-E NIC is a Network Adapters device. The developer of this driver was Realtek Semiconductor Corp.. PCI/VEN_10EC&DEV_8723&SUBSYS_072710EC is the matching hardware id of this device.

1. Realtek Semiconductor Corp. Realtek RTL8723AE Wireless LAN 802.11n PCI-E NIC driver - how to install it manually

1. Download the setup file for Realtek Semiconductor Corp. Realtek RTL8723AE Wireless LAN 802.11n PCI-E NIC driver from the location below. This is the download link for the driver version 2008.5.0423.2013 released on 2013-04-23.
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3. Run the driver installation file from a Windows account with the highest privileges (rights). If your UAC (User Access Control) is running then you will have to confirm the installation of the driver and run the setup with administrative rights.
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5. Follow the driver installation wizard, which should be pretty straightforward. 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 fresh driver, as you can see it was quite smple.
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This driver is not digitally signed.

This driver received an average rating of 3.7 stars out of 80875 votes.

2. The easy way: using DriverMax to install Realtek Semiconductor Corp. Realtek RTL8723AE 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, not just this one. How easy can you install a driver using DriverMax? Let's see!

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 PC.
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3. Take a look at the list of driver updates. Scroll the list down until you locate the Realtek Semiconductor Corp. Realtek RTL8723AE Wireless LAN 802.11n PCI-E NIC driver. Click on Update.
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5. That's it, you installed your first driver!
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