Download and install Realtek Realtek PCI GbE Family Controller driver

Realtek PCI 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_8169&SUBSYS_601E1509; this string has to match your hardware.

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

1. You can download from the link below the driver setup file for the Realtek Realtek PCI GbE Family Controller driver. The archive contains version 8.079.0526.2020 dated 2020-05-26 of the driver.
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3. Start the driver installer file from a user account with administrative rights. If your UAC (User Access Control) is running please accept of the driver and run the setup with administrative rights.
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5. Go through the driver installation wizard, which will guide you; it should be quite easy to follow. The driver installation wizard will analyze your PC and will install the right driver.
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7. When the operation finishes shutdown and restart your PC in order to use the updated driver. As you can see it was quite smple to install a Windows driver!
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This driver is digitally signed by the manufacturer.
Driver file size: 733976 bytes (716.77 KB)
This driver was installed by many users and received an average rating of 4.8 stars out of 14124 votes.
This driver will work for the following versions of Windows:

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

The most important advantage of using DriverMax is that it will install the driver for you in just a few seconds and it will keep each driver up to date, not just this one. How can you install a driver with DriverMax? Let's follow a few steps!

1. Start DriverMax and press 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. Search the list until you locate the Realtek Realtek PCI GbE Family Controller driver. Click on Update.
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5. Enjoy using the updated driver! :)
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