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Driver for Realtek Realtek PCIe GbE Family Controller - downloading and installing it
Realtek PCIe GbE Family Controller is a Network Adapters hardware device. This Windows driver was developed by Realtek. In order to make sure you are downloading the exact right driver the hardware id is PCI/VEN_10EC&DEV_8168&SUBSYS_06801025&REV_0A.
1. Install Realtek Realtek PCIe GbE Family Controller driver manually
- Download the driver setup file for Realtek Realtek PCIe GbE Family Controller driver from the link below. This download link is for the driver version 7.122.0828.2018 dated 2018-08-28.
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- Run 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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- Follow the driver setup wizard, which should be pretty straightforward. The driver setup wizard will analyze your PC for compatible devices and will install the driver.
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- Shutdown and restart your PC and enjoy the updated driver, as you can see it was quite smple.
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This driver is digitally signed by the manufacturer.
Download size of the driver: 738324 bytes (721.02 KB)
This driver was installed by many users and received an average rating of 4.4 stars out of 85603 votes.
This driver is compatible with the following versions of Windows:
- 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 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, not just this one. How can you install a driver with 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 driver updates. Scroll the list down until you locate the Realtek Realtek PCIe GbE Family Controller driver. Click on Update.
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- Finished installing the driver!
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