Realtek Semiconductor Corp. Realtek PCIe GBE Family Controller how to download and install the driver

Realtek PCIe GBE Family Controller is a Network Adapters device. The developer of this driver was Realtek Semiconductor Corp.. The hardware id of this driver is PCI/VEN_10EC&DEV_8168&SUBSYS_003214C0&REV_02; this string has to match your hardware.

1. Manually install Realtek Semiconductor Corp. Realtek PCIe GBE Family Controller driver

1. Download the driver setup file for Realtek Semiconductor Corp. Realtek PCIe GBE Family Controller driver from the location below. This is the download link for the driver version 5.818.0912.2013 released on 2013-09-12.
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3. Start the driver setup file from a Windows account with the highest privileges (rights). If your User Access Control (UAC) is running then you will have to accept of the driver and run the setup with administrative rights.
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5. Follow the driver installation wizard, which should be pretty straightforward. The driver installation wizard will scan your PC for compatible devices and will install the driver.
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7. Restart your computer and enjoy the updated driver, as you can see it was quite smple.
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This driver is digitally signed.
The file size of this driver is 397497 bytes (388.18 KB)
This driver received an average rating of 4 stars out of 10964 votes.
This driver will work for the following versions of Windows:

• This driver works on Windows Server 2003 32 bits
• This driver works on Windows XP 32 bits
• This driver works on Windows Vista 32 bits
• This driver works on Windows 7 32 bits
• 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. The easy way: using DriverMax to install Realtek Semiconductor Corp. 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 see!

1. Start DriverMax and press on the yellow button that says ~SCAN FOR DRIVER UPDATES NOW~. Wait for DriverMax to scan and 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 find the Realtek Semiconductor Corp. Realtek PCIe GBE Family Controller driver. Click on Update.
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5. That's all, the driver is now installed!
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