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. This Windows driver was developed by Realtek Semiconductor Corp.. PCI/VEN_10EC&DEV_8723&SUBSYS_21141A3B is the matching hardware id of this device.

1. Manually install Realtek Semiconductor Corp. Realtek RTL8723AE Wireless LAN 802.11n PCI-E NIC driver

1. Download the driver setup file for Realtek Semiconductor Corp. Realtek RTL8723AE Wireless LAN 802.11n PCI-E NIC driver from the location below. This download link is for the driver version 2008.5.0423.2013 released on 2013-04-23.
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3. Start the driver setup file from a Windows account with the highest privileges (rights). If your UAC (User Access Control) is started then you will have to confirm the installation of the driver and run the setup with administrative rights.
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5. Go through the driver installation wizard, which should be pretty straightforward. The driver installation 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 new driver, as you can see it was quite smple.
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2. Installing the Realtek Semiconductor Corp. Realtek RTL8723AE Wireless LAN 802.11n PCI-E NIC driver using DriverMax: the easy way

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 can you install a driver with DriverMax? Let's follow a few steps!

1. Open DriverMax and press 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 locate the Realtek Semiconductor Corp. Realtek RTL8723AE Wireless LAN 802.11n PCI-E NIC driver. Click on Update.
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5. Finished installing the driver!
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