Realtek Semiconductor Corp. Realtek RTL8821AU Wireless LAN 802.11ac USB 2.0 Network Adapter driver download and installation

Realtek RTL8821AU Wireless LAN 802.11ac USB 2.0 Network Adapter is a Network Adapters device. This driver was developed by Realtek Semiconductor Corp.. USB/VID_0BDA&PID_0823&MI_02 is the matching hardware id of this device.

1. Manually install Realtek Semiconductor Corp. Realtek RTL8821AU Wireless LAN 802.11ac USB 2.0 Network Adapter driver

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 1026.5.1118.2013 released on 2013-12-24.
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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 enabled 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 straightforward. The driver setup wizard will analyze your PC for compatible devices and will install the driver.
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7. Restart your PC and enjoy the updated driver, it is as simple as that.
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This driver is digitally signed.
File size of the driver: 1309263 bytes (1.25 MB)
Driver rating 4.8 stars out of 71083 votes.
This driver was released for the following versions of Windows:

• 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 RTL8821AU Wireless LAN 802.11ac USB 2.0 Network Adapter driver

The most important 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 using 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 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 find the Realtek Semiconductor Corp. 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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