Realtek Realtek Gaming USB 2.5GbE Family Controller how to download and install the driver

Realtek Gaming USB 2.5GbE Family Controller is a Network Adapters device. This driver was developed by Realtek. USB/VID_0BDA&PID_8156&REV_3004 is the matching hardware id of this device.

1. Realtek Realtek Gaming USB 2.5GbE Family Controller - install the driver manually

1. Download the driver setup file for Realtek Realtek Gaming USB 2.5GbE Family Controller driver from the link below. This is the download link for the driver version 7.42.1002.2018 released on 2018-10-02.
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3. Run the driver setup file from a Windows account with administrative rights. If your User Access Control Service (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 installation wizard, which should be quite straightforward. The driver installation wizard will analyze your PC for compatible devices and will install the driver.
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7. Shutdown and restart your computer and enjoy the fresh driver, as you can see it was quite smple.
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Realtek applied a digital signature to this driver.
File size of the driver: 334007 bytes (326.18 KB)
This driver was installed by many users and received an average rating of 4.2 stars out of 61001 votes.
This driver was released 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. Installing the Realtek Realtek Gaming USB 2.5GbE Family Controller driver using DriverMax: the easy way

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 see!

1. Open DriverMax and press on the yellow button that says ~SCAN FOR DRIVER UPDATES NOW~. Wait for DriverMax to scan and analyze each driver on your computer.
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3. Take a look at the list of detected driver updates. Search the list until you find the Realtek Realtek Gaming USB 2.5GbE Family Controller driver. Click on Update.
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5. Finished installing the driver!
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