Realtek Realtek PCIe GBE Family Controller - two ways of downloading and installing the 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_8168&SUBSYS_2AD7103C; this string has to match your hardware.

1. Realtek Realtek PCIe GBE Family Controller - install the driver manually

1. You can download from the link below the driver setup file for the Realtek Realtek PCIe GBE Family Controller driver. The archive contains version 8.056.0627.2017 dated 2017-06-27 of the driver.
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3. Start the driver installer file from a user account with the highest privileges (rights). If your UAC (User Access Control) is started please accept of the driver and run the setup with administrative rights.
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5. Follow the driver installation wizard, which will guide you; it should be quite easy to follow. The driver installation wizard will analyze your PC and will install the right driver.
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7. When the operation finishes restart your PC in order to use the updated driver. It is as simple as that to install a Windows driver!
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This driver is digitally signed.
Driver file size: 611151 bytes (596.83 KB)
This driver was installed by many users and received an average rating of 4.3 stars out of 19559 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. How to use DriverMax to install Realtek Realtek PCIe GBE Family Controller driver

The most important 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 take a look!

1. Open DriverMax and click 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 detected driver updates. Search the list until you find the Realtek Realtek PCIe GBE Family Controller driver. Click on Update.
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5. Finished installing the driver!
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