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Download and install Realtek Realtek PCIe GbE Family Controller driver
Realtek PCIe GbE 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_8161&REV_15; this string has to match your hardware.
1. Realtek Realtek PCIe GbE Family Controller - install the driver manually
- You can download from the link below the driver installer file for the Realtek Realtek PCIe GbE Family Controller driver. The archive contains version 8.079.0526.2020 dated 2020-05-26 of the driver.
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- Run the driver installer file from a user account with administrative rights. If your UAC (User Access Control) is running please accept of the driver and run the setup with administrative rights.
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- Follow the driver setup wizard, which will guide you; it should be pretty easy to follow. The driver setup wizard will analyze your computer and will install the right driver.
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- When the operation finishes shutdown and restart your computer in order to use the updated driver. It is as simple as that to install a Windows driver!
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Realtek applied a digital signature to this driver.
Size of this driver: 733976 bytes (716.77 KB)
This driver was installed by many users and received an average rating of 4 stars out of 77854 votes.
This driver is compatible with the following versions of Windows:
- 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 GbE Family Controller driver using DriverMax: the easy way
The advantage of using DriverMax is that it will install 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 see!
- Open DriverMax and press on the yellow button named ~SCAN FOR DRIVER UPDATES NOW~. Wait for DriverMax to analyze each driver on your computer.
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- Take a look at the list of available driver updates. Search the list until you find the Realtek Realtek PCIe GbE Family Controller driver. Click on Update.
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- Finished installing the driver!
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