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

Realtek PCI GBE Family Controller is a Network Adapters device. This driver was developed by Realtek. The hardware id of this driver is PCI/VEN_10EC&DEV_8169&SUBSYS_2A17103C; this string has to match your hardware.

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 8.044.0107.2016 released on 2016-01-07.
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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 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 quite easy to follow. The driver installation wizard will scan your PC for compatible devices and will install the driver.
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7. Shutdown and 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.
Driver file size: 558027 bytes (544.95 KB)
This driver was installed by many users and received an average rating of 4.7 stars out of 47551 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. 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 take a look!

1. Start 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 detected driver updates. Scroll the list down 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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