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Realtek Realtek PCI GbE Family Controller driver download and installation


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_05201558; this string has to match your hardware.

1. How to manually install Realtek Realtek PCI GbE Family Controller driver


  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 7.126.0510.2019 released on 2019-05-10.
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  3. Run the driver setup file from a Windows account with administrative rights. If your User Access Control (UAC) 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 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 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.
Driver file size: 764200 bytes (746.29 KB)
This driver was rated with an average of 4 stars by 64935 users.
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. 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 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. Start DriverMax and click on the yellow button that says ~SCAN FOR DRIVER UPDATES NOW~. Wait for DriverMax to scan and 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 locate the Realtek Realtek PCI GbE Family Controller driver. Click on Update.
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  5. Finished installing the driver!
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