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


Realtek PCIe GBE Family Controller is a Network Adapters hardware device. The developer of this driver was Realtek. The hardware id of this driver is PCI/VEN_10EC&DEV_8168&SUBSYS_02851025&REV_02; this string has to match your hardware.

1. Manually install Realtek Realtek PCIe GBE Family Controller driver


  1. Download the driver setup file for Realtek Realtek PCIe GBE Family Controller driver from the location below. This is the download link for the driver version 7.015.0209.2010 released on 2010-02-09.
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  3. Run the driver installation file from a Windows account with administrative rights. If your UAC (User Access Control) is running 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 quite easy to follow. 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 new 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: 315755 bytes (308.35 KB)
This driver was installed by many users and received an average rating of 4.2 stars out of 11380 votes.
This driver is 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. The easy way: using DriverMax to install Realtek Realtek PCIe GBE 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. How can you install a driver with DriverMax? Let's follow a few steps!

  1. Start DriverMax and press 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 available driver updates. Search the list until you locate the Realtek Realtek PCIe GBE Family Controller driver. Click on Update.
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  5. Finished installing the driver!
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