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 Windows driver was developed by Realtek. The hardware id of this driver is PCI/VEN_10EC&DEV_8125&SUBSYS_812510EC&REV_13; this string has to match your hardware.

1. Realtek Realtek PCIe 2.5GbE Family Controller - install the driver manually

1. Download the driver setup file for Realtek Realtek PCIe 2.5GbE Family Controller driver from the link below. This is the download link for the driver version 7.126.0510.2019 dated 2019-05-10.
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3. Start the driver installation file from a Windows account with the highest privileges (rights). If your UAC (User Access Control) is running then you will have to accept of the driver and run the setup with administrative rights.
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5. Follow the driver installation wizard, which should be quite straightforward. The driver installation wizard will analyze your PC for compatible devices and will install the driver.
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7. Shutdown and restart your computer and enjoy the new driver, it is as simple as that.
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Realtek applied a digital signature to this driver.
Size of this driver: 764200 bytes (746.29 KB)
This driver was rated with an average of 4.3 stars by 83183 users.
This driver was released 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, not just this one. How easy can you install a driver with DriverMax? Let's see!

1. Start DriverMax and press on the yellow button named ~SCAN FOR DRIVER UPDATES NOW~. Wait for DriverMax to scan and analyze each driver on your computer.
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3. Take a look at the list of available driver updates. Scroll the list down until you find the Realtek Realtek PCIe 2.5GbE Family Controller driver. Click the Update button.
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5. Enjoy using the updated driver! :)
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