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

Realtek PCI GbE Family Controller is a Network Adapters hardware device. The developer of this driver was Realtek. In order to make sure you are downloading the exact right driver the hardware id is PCI/VEN_10EC&DEV_8169&SUBSYS_0406A0A0.

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 location below. This download link is for the driver version 8.069.1206.2018 released on 2018-12-06.
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3. Run the driver setup file from a Windows account with the highest privileges (rights). If your UAC (User Access Control) is running 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 installation wizard, which should be pretty easy to follow. 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 new driver, as you can see it was quite smple.
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This driver is digitally signed.
File size of the driver: 702436 bytes (685.97 KB)
This driver received an average rating of 4.6 stars out of 81319 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 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, not just this one. How can you install a driver with DriverMax? Let's see!

1. Start DriverMax and push on the yellow button named ~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. Search the list until you find the Realtek Realtek PCI GbE Family Controller driver. Click the Update button.
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5. That's it, you installed your first driver!
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