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

Realtek PCIe FE Family Controller is a Network Adapters hardware device. This Windows driver was developed by Realtek. PCI/VEN_10EC&DEV_8136&SUBSYS_17731854&REV_02 is the matching hardware id of this device.

1. Install Realtek Realtek PCIe FE Family Controller driver manually

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 7.045.0516.2011 dated 2011-05-16.
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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. Follow the driver installation wizard, which should be pretty 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 PC and enjoy the updated driver, as you can see it was quite smple.
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Realtek applied a digital signature to this driver.
File size of the driver: 394306 bytes (385.06 KB)
This driver received an average rating of 4 stars out of 47511 votes.
This driver is fully 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. 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 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 with DriverMax? Let's take a look!

1. Start DriverMax and click on the yellow button named ~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 driver updates. Search the list until you find the Realtek Realtek PCIe FE Family Controller driver. Click the Update button.
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5. Finished installing the driver!
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