Realtek Semiconduct Corp. Realtek PCIE CardReader driver download and installation

Realtek PCIE CardReader is a MTD device. This Windows driver was developed by Realtek Semiconduct Corp.. The hardware id of this driver is PCI/VEN_10EC&DEV_5229&SUBSYS_176B10CF; this string has to match your hardware.

1. Install Realtek Semiconduct Corp. Realtek PCIE CardReader driver manually

1. Download the driver setup file for Realtek Semiconduct Corp. Realtek PCIE CardReader driver from the location below. This is the download link for the driver version 10.0.10586.29092 dated 2016-07-15.
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3. Start the driver setup file from a Windows account with administrative 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. Follow the driver setup wizard, which should be pretty straightforward. The driver setup 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 fresh driver, as you can see it was quite smple.
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This driver is digitally signed.
Size of this driver: 4478684 bytes (4.27 MB)
This driver was rated with an average of 4.9 stars by 33016 users.
This driver is compatible with 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 Semiconduct Corp. Realtek PCIE CardReader 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. How can you install a driver with DriverMax? Let's take a look!

1. Open DriverMax and push on the yellow button that says ~SCAN FOR DRIVER UPDATES NOW~. Wait for DriverMax to analyze each driver on your computer.
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3. Take a look at the list of available driver updates. Search the list until you find the Realtek Semiconduct Corp. Realtek PCIE CardReader driver. Click on Update.
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5. That's all, the driver is now installed!
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