Driver for Realtek Semiconductor Corp. Realtek USB 2.0 Card Reader - downloading and installing it

Realtek USB 2.0 Card Reader is a USB Universal Serial Bus device. This driver was developed by Realtek Semiconductor Corp.. USB/VID_0BDA&PID_0166&MI_01 is the matching hardware id of this device.

1. Realtek Semiconductor Corp. Realtek USB 2.0 Card Reader driver - how to install it manually

1. Download the driver setup file for Realtek Semiconductor Corp. Realtek USB 2.0 Card Reader driver from the link below. This is the download link for the driver version 10.0.19042.31267 released on 2021-01-26.
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3. Run the driver installation file from a Windows account with administrative rights. If your User Access Control Service (UAC) is enabled 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 pretty easy to follow. 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 PC and enjoy the fresh driver, as you can see it was quite smple.
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This driver is digitally signed.
Download size of the driver: 2244818 bytes (2.14 MB)
This driver was installed by many users and received an average rating of 4.1 stars out of 83673 votes.
This driver is fully compatible with the following versions of Windows:

• This driver works on Windows 2000 32 bits
• This driver works on Windows Server 2003 32 bits
• This driver works on Windows XP 32 bits
• This driver works on Windows Vista 32 bits
• This driver works on Windows 7 32 bits
• This driver works on Windows 8 32 bits
• This driver works on Windows 8.1 32 bits
• This driver works on Windows 10 32 bits
• This driver works on Windows 11 32 bits

2. How to install Realtek Semiconductor Corp. Realtek USB 2.0 Card Reader driver using DriverMax

The 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 with DriverMax? Let's see!

1. Start 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. Scroll the list down until you locate the Realtek Semiconductor Corp. Realtek USB 2.0 Card Reader driver. Click the Update button.
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5. Finished installing the driver!
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