Driver for Realtek Realtek PCIe FE Family Controller - downloading and installing it

Realtek PCIe FE Family Controller is a Network Adapters device. This Windows driver was developed by Realtek. PCI/VEN_10EC&DEV_8136&SUBSYS_0817152D&REV_02 is the matching hardware id of this device.

1. Manually install Realtek Realtek PCIe FE Family Controller driver

1. Download the driver setup file for Realtek Realtek PCIe FE Family Controller driver from the link below. This download link is for the driver version 7.012.1218.2009 released on 2009-12-18.
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3. Start the driver installation file from a Windows account with the highest privileges (rights). If your User Access Control (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 installation wizard, which should be pretty easy to follow. The driver installation wizard will scan 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, as you can see it was quite smple.
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This driver is digitally signed by Realtek.
File size of the driver: 288088 bytes (281.34 KB)
This driver was installed by many users and received an average rating of 4.3 stars out of 80361 votes.
This driver is compatible with the following versions of Windows:

• This driver works on Windows 2000 32 bits
• This driver works on Windows Server 2003 32 bits
• This driver works on Windows XP 32 bits
• This driver works on Windows Vista 32 bits
• This driver works on Windows 7 32 bits
• 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. The easy way: using DriverMax to install Realtek Realtek PCIe FE Family Controller driver

The 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 using 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 detected driver updates. Scroll the list down until you find the Realtek Realtek PCIe FE Family Controller driver. Click the Update button.
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5. Enjoy using the updated driver! :)
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