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. PCI/VEN_10EC&DEV_8169&SUBSYS_0528A0A0 is the matching hardware id of this device.

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

1. Download the driver setup file for Realtek Realtek PCI GbE Family Controller driver from the link below. This is the download link for the driver version 10.032.1206.2018 dated 2018-12-06.
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3. Start the driver setup file from a Windows account with the highest privileges (rights). If your User Access Control Service (UAC) is started 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 setup wizard, which should be quite straightforward. The driver setup wizard will scan your PC for compatible devices and will install the driver.
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7. 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: 637578 bytes (622.63 KB)
This driver was installed by many users and received an average rating of 4.1 stars out of 56173 votes.
This driver was released for the following versions of Windows:

• 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 easy can you install a driver with DriverMax? Let's take a look!

1. Start DriverMax and push 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 detected driver updates. Search the list until you locate the Realtek Realtek PCI GbE Family Controller driver. Click the Update button.
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5. That's all, the driver is now installed!
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