Realtek Semiconductor Corp. Realtek PCIe GBE Family Controller - two ways of downloading and installing the driver

Realtek PCIe GBE Family Controller is a Network Adapters device. This Windows driver was developed by Realtek Semiconductor Corp.. The hardware id of this driver is PCI/VEN_10EC&DEV_8168&SUBSYS_02F51028&REV_03; this string has to match your hardware.

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

1. Download the setup file for Realtek Semiconductor Corp. Realtek PCIe GBE Family Controller driver from the location below. This download link is for the driver version 5.830.1204.2014 dated 2014-12-04.
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3. Start the driver setup file from a Windows account with the highest privileges (rights). If your UAC (User Access Control) 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 quite straightforward. The driver installation wizard will scan your PC for compatible devices and will install the driver.
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7. Shutdown and restart your computer and enjoy the updated driver, as you can see it was quite smple.
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This driver was installed by many users and received an average rating of 3.1 stars out of 18175 votes.

2. The easy way: using DriverMax to install Realtek Semiconductor Corp. Realtek PCIe GBE Family Controller driver

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 can you install a driver using DriverMax? Let's take a look!

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 find the Realtek Semiconductor Corp. Realtek PCIe GBE Family Controller driver. Click the Update button.
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5. That's all, the driver is now installed!
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