Realtek Semiconductor Corp. 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 hardware device. This Windows driver was developed by Realtek Semiconductor Corp.. In order to make sure you are downloading the exact right driver the hardware id is USB/VID_0BDA&PID_0823&MI_02.

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

1. Download the setup file for Realtek Semiconductor Corp. Realtek RTL8821AU Wireless LAN 802.11ac USB 2.0 Network Adapter driver from the location below. This is the download link for the driver version 1030.22.0405.2017 dated 2017-09-11.
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3. Start the driver setup file from a Windows account with the highest privileges (rights). If your User Access Control Service (UAC) 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. Follow the driver installation wizard, which should be quite easy to follow. The driver installation wizard will analyze your PC for compatible devices and will install the driver.
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7. Restart your PC and enjoy the fresh driver, as you can see it was quite smple.
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This driver is digitally signed by Realtek Semiconductor Corp..
File size of the driver: 2641017 bytes (2.52 MB)
This driver was installed by many users and received an average rating of 4.5 stars out of 12776 votes.
This driver will work for the following versions of Windows:

• This driver works on Windows 10 32 bits
• This driver works on Windows 11 32 bits

2. 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 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 press on the yellow button that says ~SCAN FOR DRIVER UPDATES NOW~. Wait for DriverMax to analyze each driver on your PC.
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3. Take a look at the list of 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 on Update.
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5. Finished installing the driver!
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