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

Realtek PCI GBE Family Controller is a Network Adapters hardware device. This driver was developed by Realtek. The hardware id of this driver is PCI/VEN_10EC&DEV_8169&SUBSYS_80291509.

1. Realtek Realtek PCI GBE Family Controller driver - how to install it manually

1. Download the driver setup file for Realtek Realtek PCI GBE Family Controller driver from the location below. This is the download link for the driver version 7.045.0516.2011 released on 2011-05-16.
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3. Run the driver setup file from a Windows account with administrative rights. If your UAC (User Access Control) 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. Follow the driver installation wizard, which should be pretty straightforward. The driver installation 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 by Realtek.
Size of this driver: 394306 bytes (385.06 KB)
Driver rating 4.3 stars out of 60968 votes.
This driver will work for the following versions of Windows:

• This driver works on Windows 2000 64 bits
• This driver works on Windows Server 2003 64 bits
• This driver works on Windows XP 64 bits
• This driver works on Windows Vista 64 bits
• 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 PCI GBE Family Controller driver using DriverMax: the easy way

The 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 easy can you install a driver with DriverMax? Let's follow a few steps!

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 available driver updates. Scroll the list down until you find the Realtek Realtek PCI GBE Family Controller driver. Click the Update button.
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5. Finished installing the driver!
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