Realtek Realtek PCIe FE Family Controller how to download and install the driver

Realtek PCIe FE 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_8136&SUBSYS_042E1028&REV_02; this string has to match your hardware.

1. How to manually install Realtek Realtek PCIe FE Family Controller driver

1. Download the setup file for Realtek Realtek PCIe FE Family Controller driver from the location below. This download link is for the driver version 8.045.0311.2016 dated 2016-03-11.
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3. Run the driver installation file from a Windows account with administrative rights. If your User Access Control Service (UAC) is enabled 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 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. 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.
Download size of the driver: 520768 bytes (508.56 KB)
This driver was installed by many users and received an average rating of 4.9 stars out of 9127 votes.
This driver will work for the following versions of Windows:

• This driver works on Windows 8 32 bits
• This driver works on Windows 8.1 32 bits
• This driver works on Windows 10 32 bits
• This driver works on Windows 11 32 bits

2. Installing the Realtek Realtek PCIe FE Family Controller driver using DriverMax: the easy way

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, not just this one. How 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 scan and analyze each driver on your computer.
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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 PCIe FE Family Controller driver. Click the Update button.
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5. That's it, you installed your first driver!
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