Driver for Realtek Semiconductor Corp. Realtek RTL8821AU Wireless LAN 802.11ac USB 2.0 Network Adapter - downloading and installing it

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

1. Realtek Semiconductor Corp. Realtek RTL8821AU Wireless LAN 802.11ac USB 2.0 Network Adapter driver - how to install it manually

1. Download the driver setup file for Realtek Semiconductor Corp. Realtek RTL8821AU Wireless LAN 802.11ac USB 2.0 Network Adapter driver from the link below. This download link is for the driver version 1030.17.1101.2016 released on 2017-04-06.
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3. Start the driver setup file from a Windows account with administrative rights. If your User Access Control (UAC) is running then you will have to accept of the driver and run the setup with administrative rights.
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5. Follow the driver setup wizard, which should be quite easy to follow. The driver setup wizard will scan your PC for compatible devices and will install the driver.
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7. Restart your computer and enjoy the updated driver, as you can see it was quite smple.
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Realtek Semiconductor Corp. applied a digital signature to this driver.
The file size of this driver is 2368915 bytes (2.26 MB)
Driver rating 4.2 stars out of 37792 votes.
This driver is fully compatible with the following versions of Windows:

• This driver works on Windows 2000 64 bits
• This driver works on Windows Server 2003 64 bits
• This driver works on Windows XP 64 bits
• This driver works on Windows Vista 64 bits
• 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. Using DriverMax to install Realtek Semiconductor Corp. Realtek RTL8821AU Wireless LAN 802.11ac USB 2.0 Network Adapter driver

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 with DriverMax? Let's see!

1. Start DriverMax and push on the yellow button that says ~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. Search the list until you find the Realtek Semiconductor Corp. Realtek RTL8821AU Wireless LAN 802.11ac USB 2.0 Network Adapter driver. Click the Update button.
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5. Enjoy using the updated driver! :)
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