Realtek Realtek PCIe GbE Family Controller driver download and installation

Realtek PCIe GbE Family Controller is a Network Adapters device. The Windows version of this driver was developed by Realtek. The hardware id of this driver is PCI/VEN_10EC&DEV_8168&SUBSYS_67831558&REV_12; this string has to match your hardware.

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

1. Download the driver setup file for Realtek Realtek PCIe GbE Family Controller driver from the link below. This is the download link for the driver version 10.036.0701.2019 dated 2019-07-01.
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3. Run the driver setup file from a Windows account with administrative rights. If your UAC (User Access Control) is enabled then you will have to accept of the driver and run the setup with administrative rights.
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5. Go through the driver setup wizard, which should be quite easy to follow. The driver setup wizard will scan your PC for compatible devices and will install the driver.
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7. Shutdown and restart your PC and enjoy the updated driver, as you can see it was quite smple.
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Realtek applied a digital signature to this driver.
Size of this driver: 654710 bytes (639.37 KB)
This driver received an average rating of 5 stars out of 30006 votes.
This driver is compatible with the following versions of Windows:

• 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 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 using DriverMax? Let's see!

1. Start DriverMax and press on the yellow button named ~SCAN FOR DRIVER UPDATES NOW~. Wait for DriverMax to analyze each driver on your PC.
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3. Take a look at the list of detected 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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