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Realtek RTL8188ETV Wireless LAN 802.11n Network Adapter driver

Hardware ID USB\VID_0BDA&PID_0179

Vendor
Realtek Semiconductor Corp. (VID 0BDA)
Device
RTL8188ETV Wireless LAN 802.11n Network Adapter (PID 0179)
Bus
USB
Drivers
11
Windows
Windows XPWindows VistaWindows 7Windows 8Windows 8.1Windows 10Windows 11

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All drivers for VID_0BDA&PID_0179

DriverVersionDateWindowsBits
Realtek Wi-Fi Driver (RTL8188EU, AC-1200, AC1200, AC1750, AC1900 and more) 1030.52.1216.2025 Jan 9, 2026 Windows 10, 11 64-bit
Realtek WiFi USB Adapter Drivers 1030.45.0422.2022 May 6, 2022 Windows 10 32-bit & 64-bit
Realtek WiFi USB Drivers 1030.40.0128.2019, 1030.31.0102.2018 Mar 7, 2021 Windows XP–10 32-bit & 64-bit
Realtek USB Wireless Lan Driver 1030.40.0128.2019, 1030.38.0304.2019, 1030.21.0302.2017 Apr 30, 2020 Windows XP–10 32-bit & 64-bit
Realtek Wireless USB Network Adapter Driver 1030.36.0604.2018 Jul 30, 2019 Windows 7–10 32-bit & 64-bit
Realtek Wireless USB Network Adapter Driver 1030.31.0102.2018 Nov 6, 2018 Windows XP–10 32-bit & 64-bit
Realtek RTL USB Wireless LAN 802.11n Adapter Driver 1027.4.0912.2016 Sep 29, 2016 Windows 7–10 32-bit & 64-bit
Mercusys MW300UM Wireless Mini USB Adapter Driver V3, 1030.2.0731.2015 Oct 29, 2015 Windows XP–10 32-bit & 64-bit
Realtek RTL USB Wireless LAN 802.11n Adapter Driver 1027.4.1120.2014 Feb 16, 2015 Windows XP–8.1 32-bit & 64-bit
D-Link DWA-125 D1x USB Wireless Adapter Driver 4.01 Aug 4, 2014 Windows XP–10 32-bit & 64-bit
USB WiFi 802.11n Realtek Drivers 1026.13.0625.2014 Jul 30, 2014 Windows XP–8.1 32-bit & 64-bit

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  2. Right-click the device (often listed under Other devices with a yellow sign) → Properties → Details.
  3. Select Hardware Ids in the list. If the first line starts with USB\VID_0BDA&PID_0179, the drivers above are for your device.

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