Download and install Realtek Realtek PCIe GbE Family Controller 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_1635103C&REV_06; this string has to match your hardware.

1. How to manually install Realtek Realtek PCIe GbE Family Controller driver

1. You can download from the link below the driver installer file for the Realtek Realtek PCIe GbE Family Controller driver. The archive contains version 10.036.0701.2019 dated 2019-07-01 of the driver.
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3. Run the driver installer file from a user account with the highest privileges (rights). If your UAC (User Access Control) is enabled please accept of the driver and run the setup with administrative rights.
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5. Go through the driver setup wizard, which will guide you; it should be pretty easy to follow. The driver setup wizard will scan your computer and will install the right driver.
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7. When the operation finishes shutdown and restart your computer in order to use the updated driver. As you can see it was quite smple to install a Windows driver!
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Realtek applied a digital signature to this driver.
Driver file size: 654710 bytes (639.37 KB)
Driver rating 4 stars out of 8806 votes.
This driver will work for the following versions of Windows:

• 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. How can you install a driver with DriverMax? Let's take a look!

1. Start DriverMax and push on the yellow button that says ~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 driver updates. Search the list until you find the Realtek Realtek PCIe GbE Family Controller driver. Click the Update button.
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5. Finished installing the driver!
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