How to install only the driver of the USB wireless adapter without installing the utility?

Some users just want to install the driver only, and do not want to install the utility 'REALTEK USB Wireless LAN Utility'. Then users will manage the Wi-Fi connection with the default Windows utility instead of the 'REALTEK USB Wireless LAN Utility'.

 

REALTEK USB Wireless LAN Utility 
(Not Recommended) 
Default Windows utility 
(Recommended) 

 

1)Remove the USB Wi-Fi Adapter from your PC.
2)Remove all other USB devices from your PC except keyboard and mouse.
3)Uninstall the driver and utility you have installed for USB Wi-Fi Adapter.
4)Restart your computer.
5)Remove the following files and directory in your computer if they exist. (Or, you can rename them to keep.)
C:\Windows\System32\drivers\rtwlanu.sys
C:\Program Files\Realtek
C:\Program Files (x86)\Realtek\USB Wireless LAN Driver
C:\Program Files (x86)\Realtek\USB Wireless LAN Utility
6)Close all unnecessary utility.
7)Disable the firewall including Windows Defender.
8)Download the latest driver from the following URL and run the setup.exe.

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