Realtek Realtek PCI GBE Family Controller - two ways of downloading and installing the driver

Realtek PCI GBE Family Controller is a Network Adapters hardware device. The Windows version of this driver was developed by Realtek. PCI/VEN_10EC&DEV_8169&SUBSYS_0C17105B is the matching hardware id of this device.

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

1. Download the setup file for Realtek Realtek PCI GBE Family Controller driver from the link below. This download link is for the driver version 8.010.1226.2012 released on 2012-12-26.
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3. Run the driver setup file from a Windows account with the highest privileges (rights). If your User Access Control Service (UAC) is enabled then you will have to accept 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 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 by the manufacturer.
Size of this driver: 434505 bytes (424.32 KB)
This driver was installed by many users and received an average rating of 4.1 stars out of 34457 votes.
This driver was released 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. The easy way: using DriverMax to install Realtek Realtek PCI GBE Family Controller driver

The advantage of using DriverMax is that it will setup 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 push on the yellow button named ~SCAN FOR DRIVER UPDATES NOW~. Wait for DriverMax to 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. That's it, you installed your first driver!
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