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

Realtek PCI GbE Family Controller is a Network Adapters hardware device. The developer of this driver was Realtek. The hardware id of this driver is PCI/VEN_10EC&DEV_8169&SUBSYS_0C28105B; this string has to match your hardware.

1. Install Realtek Realtek PCI GbE Family Controller driver manually

1. Download the setup file for Realtek Realtek PCI GbE Family Controller driver from the link below. This is the download link for the driver version 8.088.0811.2021 released on 2021-08-11.
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3. Run the driver setup 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. Follow 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. Restart your PC and enjoy the fresh driver, it is as simple as that.
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This driver is not digitally signed.

This driver received an average rating of 3.7 stars out of 13078 votes.

2. The easy way: using DriverMax to install Realtek Realtek PCI GbE Family Controller driver

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. How easy can you install a driver with DriverMax? Let's see!

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 PC.
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3. Take a look at the list of available driver updates. Search the list until you find the Realtek Realtek PCI GbE Family Controller driver. Click on Update.
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5. That's it, you installed your first driver!
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