Realtek Realtek PCI GbE Family Controller how to download and install the driver

Realtek PCI GbE Family Controller is a Network Adapters hardware device. This Windows driver was developed by Realtek. In order to make sure you are downloading the exact right driver the hardware id is PCI/VEN_10EC&DEV_8169&SUBSYS_80291509.

1. Manually install Realtek Realtek PCI GbE Family Controller driver

1. You can download from the link below the driver setup file for the Realtek Realtek PCI GbE Family Controller driver. The archive contains version 10.039.0212.2020 released on 2020-02-12 of the driver.
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3. Run the driver installer file from a user account with administrative rights. If your UAC (User Access Control) is started please 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 will guide you; it should be pretty easy to follow. The driver installation wizard will analyze your computer and will install the right driver.
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7. When the operation finishes restart your computer in order to use the updated driver. It is as simple as that to install a Windows driver!
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Realtek applied a digital signature to this driver.
Size of this driver: 666760 bytes (651.13 KB)
Driver rating 4.9 stars out of 14018 votes.
This driver is fully compatible with 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 most important 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. How easy can you install a driver with DriverMax? Let's follow a few steps!

1. Start DriverMax and press 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 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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