Download and install Realtek Realtek Card Reader 0159 driver

Realtek Card Reader 0159 is a USB Universal Serial Bus device. This driver was developed by Realtek. In order to make sure you are downloading the exact right driver the hardware id is USB/VID_0BDA&PID_0159.

1. Realtek Realtek Card Reader 0159 driver - how to install it manually

1. Download the driver setup file for Realtek Realtek Card Reader 0159 driver from the link below. This download link is for the driver version 6.0.6000.0072 released on 2008-08-29.
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3. Run the driver setup file from a Windows account with administrative rights. If your User Access Control (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. Go through the driver setup wizard, which should be pretty easy to follow. 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 PC and enjoy the updated driver, as you can see it was quite smple.
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This driver is digitally signed by the manufacturer.
Size of this driver: 1566389 bytes (1.49 MB)
This driver received an average rating of 5 stars out of 40898 votes.
This driver was released for 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. Installing the Realtek Realtek Card Reader 0159 driver using DriverMax: the easy way

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. How can you install a driver with DriverMax? Let's take a look!

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 available driver updates. Scroll the list down until you find the Realtek Realtek Card Reader 0159 driver. Click on Update.
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5. Enjoy using the updated driver! :)
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