Driver for Realtek Realtek PCIe GbE Family Controller - downloading and installing it

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_81681849&REV_0E; this string has to match your hardware.

1. How to 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 link below. This download link is for the driver version 7.122.0828.2018 dated 2018-08-28.
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3. Start the driver installation 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. Follow the driver setup wizard, which should be quite easy to follow. The driver setup 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: 738324 bytes (721.02 KB)
This driver received an average rating of 4.9 stars out of 27795 votes.
This driver is fully 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. Installing the Realtek Realtek PCIe GbE Family Controller driver using DriverMax: the easy way

The advantage of using DriverMax is that it will setup the driver for you in just a few seconds and it will keep each driver up to date, not just this one. How easy can you install a driver using DriverMax? Let's follow a few steps!

1. Start DriverMax and push 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 driver updates. Search the list until you locate the Realtek Realtek PCIe GbE Family Controller driver. Click the Update button.
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5. Enjoy using the updated driver! :)
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