Realtek Realtek Gaming GbE Family Controller - two ways of downloading and installing the driver

Realtek Gaming GbE Family Controller is a Network Adapters hardware device. The developer of this driver was Realtek. In order to make sure you are downloading the exact right driver the hardware id is PCI/VEN_10EC&DEV_8168&SUBSYS_36D917AA&REV_16.

1. Realtek Realtek Gaming GbE Family Controller - install the driver manually

1. Download the driver setup file for Realtek Realtek Gaming GbE Family Controller driver from the location below. This is the download link for the driver version 7.122.0828.2018 dated 2018-08-28.
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3. Start the driver setup file from a Windows account with the highest privileges (rights). If your User Access Control Service (UAC) is running 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 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 PC and enjoy the fresh driver, it is as simple as that.
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Realtek applied a digital signature to this driver.
Download size of the driver: 738324 bytes (721.02 KB)
This driver was rated with an average of 4.3 stars by 99317 users.
This driver will work for the following versions of Windows:

• This driver works on Windows 7 64 bits
• This driver works on Windows 8 64 bits
• This driver works on Windows 8.1 64 bits
• This driver works on Windows 10 64 bits
• This driver works on Windows 11 64 bits

2. How to install Realtek Realtek Gaming GbE Family Controller 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, not just this one. How easy can you install a driver using DriverMax? Let's take a look!

1. Open DriverMax and click on the yellow button that says ~SCAN FOR DRIVER UPDATES NOW~. Wait for DriverMax to analyze each driver on your computer.
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3. Take a look at the list of driver updates. Scroll the list down until you find the Realtek Realtek Gaming GbE Family Controller driver. Click on Update.
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5. Finished installing the driver!
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