Driver for Realtek Realtek Gaming GBE Family Controller - downloading and installing it

Realtek Gaming GBE Family Controller is a Network Adapters 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_8186&SUBSYS_81AA1019&REV_17.

1. How to manually install Realtek Realtek Gaming GBE Family Controller driver

1. Download the setup file for Realtek Realtek Gaming GBE Family Controller driver from the location below. This download link is for the driver version 8.045.0311.2016 released on 2016-03-11.
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3. Start the driver installation file from a Windows account with the highest privileges (rights). If your User Access Control (UAC) is enabled then you will have to accept of the driver and run the setup with administrative rights.
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5. Go through the driver setup wizard, which should be quite straightforward. The driver setup wizard will scan your PC for compatible devices and will install the driver.
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7. 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.
The file size of this driver is 520768 bytes (508.56 KB)
This driver was rated with an average of 4.2 stars by 67881 users.
This driver is fully compatible with the following versions of Windows:

• 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. The easy way: using DriverMax to install Realtek Realtek Gaming GBE Family Controller driver

The most important advantage of using DriverMax is that it will install the driver for you in the easiest possible way 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 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 available driver updates. Scroll the list down until you find the Realtek Realtek Gaming GBE Family Controller driver. Click the Update button.
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5. Enjoy using the updated driver! :)
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