Realtek Realtek PCIe 2.5GbE Family Controller - two ways of downloading and installing the driver

Realtek PCIe 2.5GbE Family Controller is a Network Adapters hardware device. This driver was developed by Realtek. The hardware id of this driver is PCI/VEN_10EC&DEV_8125&SUBSYS_200F1043&REV_00; this string has to match your hardware.

1. How to manually install Realtek Realtek PCIe 2.5GbE Family Controller driver

1. Download the setup file for Realtek Realtek PCIe 2.5GbE Family Controller driver from the link below. This download link is for the driver version 7.122.0828.2018 released on 2018-08-28.
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3. Run the driver setup file from a Windows account with administrative rights. If your UAC (User Access Control) 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. Go through the driver installation wizard, which should be quite straightforward. 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, it is as simple as that.
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This driver is digitally signed by Realtek.
The file size of this driver is 738324 bytes (721.02 KB)
This driver was installed by many users and received an average rating of 4.5 stars out of 73092 votes.
This driver will work for the following versions of Windows:

• 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. Using DriverMax to install Realtek Realtek PCIe 2.5GbE Family Controller driver

The advantage of using DriverMax is that it will setup the driver for you in the easiest possible way and it will keep each driver up to date. How can you install a driver using DriverMax? Let's take a look!

1. Start DriverMax and click on the yellow button that says ~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. Scroll the list down until you locate the Realtek Realtek PCIe 2.5GbE Family Controller driver. Click on Update.
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5. That's all, the driver is now installed!
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