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 hardware device. This driver was developed by Realtek Semiconductor Corp.. In order to make sure you are downloading the exact right driver the hardware id is PCI/VEN_10EC&DEV_8168&SUBSYS_3674103C.

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 link below. This download link is for the driver version 5.808.1120.2012 dated 2012-11-20.
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3. Start the driver installation file from a Windows account with administrative rights. If your User Access Control Service (UAC) is running then you will have to confirm the installation 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 scan your PC for compatible devices and will install the driver.
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7. Shutdown and restart your computer and enjoy the new driver, it is as simple as that.
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This driver is digitally signed by the manufacturer.
The file size of this driver is 397043 bytes (387.74 KB)
Driver rating 4 stars out of 25157 votes.
This driver is fully compatible with the following versions of Windows:

• This driver works on Windows 2000 64 bits
• This driver works on Windows Server 2003 64 bits
• This driver works on Windows XP 64 bits
• This driver works on Windows Vista 64 bits
• 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 Semiconductor Corp. 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 the easiest possible way and it will keep each driver up to date, not just this one. How easy can you install a driver with DriverMax? Let's see!

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 locate the Realtek Semiconductor Corp. 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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