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

Realtek PCIe GBE Family Controller is a Network Adapters hardware device. This driver was developed by Realtek. PCI/VEN_10EC&DEV_8168&SUBSYS_998D1019&REV_06 is the matching hardware id of this device.

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 8.045.0311.2016 dated 2016-03-11.
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3. Start the driver setup file from a Windows account with administrative rights. If your User Access Control Service (UAC) is enabled then you will have to confirm the installation of the driver and run the setup with administrative rights.
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5. Go through the driver setup wizard, which should be pretty straightforward. The driver setup wizard will scan your PC for compatible devices and will install the driver.
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7. Restart your PC and enjoy the fresh 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: 520768 bytes (508.56 KB)
This driver received an average rating of 4.4 stars out of 34710 votes.
This driver will work for the following versions of Windows:

• This driver works on Windows 8 32 bits
• This driver works on Windows 8.1 32 bits
• This driver works on Windows 10 32 bits
• This driver works on Windows 11 32 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 install the driver for you in just a few seconds and it will keep each driver up to date, not just this one. How can you install a driver using DriverMax? Let's follow a few steps!

1. Start DriverMax and press on the yellow button that says ~SCAN FOR DRIVER UPDATES NOW~. Wait for DriverMax to 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. That's it, you installed your first driver!
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