Realtek Semiconductor Corp. Realtek RTL8821CE 802.11ac PCIe Adapter - two ways of downloading and installing the driver

Realtek RTL8821CE 802.11ac PCIe Adapter is a Network Adapters device. This Windows driver was developed by Realtek Semiconductor Corp.. The hardware id of this driver is PCI/VEN_10EC&DEV_C821&SUBSYS_831A103C; this string has to match your hardware.

1. How to manually install Realtek Semiconductor Corp. Realtek RTL8821CE 802.11ac PCIe Adapter driver

1. Download the driver setup file for Realtek Semiconductor Corp. Realtek RTL8821CE 802.11ac PCIe Adapter driver from the link below. This is the download link for the driver version 2023.81.0615.2018 dated 2018-06-28.
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3. Run the driver installation file from a Windows account with administrative rights. If your User Access Control (UAC) is running 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 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. Shutdown and restart your computer and enjoy the updated driver, it is as simple as that.
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Realtek Semiconductor Corp. applied a digital signature to this driver.
File size of the driver: 3312259 bytes (3.16 MB)
Driver rating 5 stars out of 78531 votes.
This driver will work for the following versions of Windows:

• 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 RTL8821CE 802.11ac PCIe Adapter driver

The advantage of using DriverMax is that it will install the driver for you in just a few seconds 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 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 locate the Realtek Semiconductor Corp. Realtek RTL8821CE 802.11ac PCIe Adapter driver. Click the Update button.
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5. Enjoy using the updated driver! :)
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