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 hardware device. This Windows driver was developed by Realtek Semiconductor Corp.. PCI/VEN_10EC&DEV_C821&SUBSYS_831A103C is the matching hardware id of this device.

1. Install Realtek Semiconductor Corp. Realtek RTL8821CE 802.11ac PCIe Adapter driver manually

1. Download the setup file for Realtek Semiconductor Corp. Realtek RTL8821CE 802.11ac PCIe Adapter driver from the link below. This download link is for the driver version 2024.10.138.103 released on 2023-03-13.
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3. Run the driver setup file from a Windows account with the highest privileges (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. Go through the driver setup wizard, which should be quite straightforward. The driver setup wizard will scan 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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This driver is not digitally signed.

This driver received an average rating of 3.5 stars out of 95178 votes.

2. How to install Realtek Semiconductor Corp. Realtek RTL8821CE 802.11ac PCIe Adapter driver using DriverMax

The most important 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 can you install a driver with DriverMax? Let's take a look!

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 detected driver updates. Scroll the list down until you find the Realtek Semiconductor Corp. Realtek RTL8821CE 802.11ac PCIe Adapter driver. Click on Update.
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5. That's all, the driver is now installed!
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