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

Realtek PCIe FE Family Controller is a Network Adapters device. The Windows version of this driver was developed by Realtek. PCI/VEN_10EC&DEV_8136&SUBSYS_397217AA&REV_05 is the matching hardware id of this device.

1. Install Realtek Realtek PCIe FE Family Controller driver manually

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 8.018.0621.2013 released on 2013-06-21.
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3. Start the driver installation file from a Windows account with the highest privileges (rights). If your User Access Control Service (UAC) is started then you will have to accept of the driver and run the setup with administrative rights.
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5. Follow the driver setup wizard, which should be quite easy to follow. 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 new driver, it is as simple as that.
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This driver is digitally signed by Realtek.
Size of this driver: 461846 bytes (451.02 KB)
This driver received an average rating of 4 stars out of 64887 votes.
This driver was released for 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. The easy way: using DriverMax to install Realtek Realtek PCIe FE 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 can you install a driver using DriverMax? Let's take a look!

1. Open DriverMax and press on the yellow button that says ~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 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. Finished installing the driver!
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