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

Realtek Gaming GbE Family Controller is a Network Adapters device. The developer of this driver was Realtek. The hardware id of this driver is PCI/VEN_10EC&DEV_8168&REV_26; this string has to match your hardware.

1. Realtek Realtek Gaming GbE Family Controller driver - how to install it manually

1. Download the setup file for Realtek Realtek Gaming GbE Family Controller driver from the link below. This is the download link for the driver version 7.127.0701.2019 dated 2019-07-01.
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3. Run the driver setup file from a Windows account with the highest privileges (rights). If your User Access Control Service (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 quite easy to follow. The driver setup wizard will scan your PC for compatible devices and will install the driver.
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7. Restart your computer and enjoy the updated driver, as you can see it was quite smple.
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Realtek applied a digital signature to this driver.
Size of this driver: 780415 bytes (762.12 KB)
This driver was installed by many users and received an average rating of 5 stars out of 18088 votes.
This driver is fully compatible with 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 use DriverMax to install Realtek Realtek Gaming GbE Family Controller driver

The 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 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 scan and analyze each driver on your PC.
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3. Take a look at the list of driver updates. Search the list 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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