ASUSTeK Computer Inc. Realtek RTL8821AU Wireless LAN 802.11ac USB 2.0 Network Adapter - two ways of downloading and installing the driver

Realtek RTL8821AU Wireless LAN 802.11ac USB 2.0 Network Adapter is a Network Adapters device. The Windows version of this driver was developed by ASUSTeK Computer Inc.. The hardware id of this driver is USB/VID_0BDA&PID_0170&MI_02; this string has to match your hardware.

1. ASUSTeK Computer Inc. Realtek RTL8821AU Wireless LAN 802.11ac USB 2.0 Network Adapter driver - how to install it manually

1. You can download from the link below the driver installer file for the ASUSTeK Computer Inc. Realtek RTL8821AU Wireless LAN 802.11ac USB 2.0 Network Adapter driver. The archive contains version 1030.40.0128.2019 released on 2021-04-08 of the driver.
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3. Run the driver installer file from a user account with administrative rights. If your UAC (User Access Control) is running please confirm the installation of the driver and run the setup with administrative rights.
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5. Follow the driver setup wizard, which will guide you; it should be quite easy to follow. The driver setup wizard will analyze your PC and will install the right driver.
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7. When the operation finishes restart your computer in order to use the updated driver. As you can see it was quite smple to install a Windows driver!
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This driver is digitally signed.
Driver file size: 4076790 bytes (3.89 MB)
This driver was rated with an average of 4.3 stars by 18236 users.
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. How to install ASUSTeK Computer Inc. Realtek RTL8821AU Wireless LAN 802.11ac USB 2.0 Network Adapter driver using DriverMax

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

1. Open DriverMax and click on the yellow button that says ~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 available driver updates. Scroll the list down until you locate the ASUSTeK Computer Inc. Realtek RTL8821AU Wireless LAN 802.11ac USB 2.0 Network Adapter driver. Click on Update.
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5. That's it, you installed your first driver!
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