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 driver was developed by Realtek Semiconductor Corp.. The hardware id of this driver is PCI/VEN_10EC&DEV_8168&SUBSYS_04401028&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 link below. This is the download link for the driver version 5.800.0719.2012 dated 2012-07-19.
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3. Start the driver setup file from a Windows account with administrative 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 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. Shutdown and restart your PC and enjoy the new driver, as you can see it was quite smple.
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This driver is digitally signed by Realtek Semiconductor Corp..
File size of the driver: 363825 bytes (355.30 KB)
Driver rating 4.1 stars out of 8148 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. How to install Realtek Semiconductor Corp. Realtek PCIe GBE Family Controller driver using DriverMax

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 with DriverMax? Let's follow a few steps!

1. Open 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 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. Enjoy using the updated driver! :)
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