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. The developer of this driver was Realtek Semiconductor Corp.. PCI/VEN_10EC&DEV_8168&SUBSYS_53498086&REV_01 is the matching hardware id of this device.

1. Install Realtek Semiconductor Corp. Realtek PCIe GBE Family Controller driver manually

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 5.786.0504.2011 dated 2011-05-04.
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3. Start the driver installation file from a Windows account with the highest privileges (rights). If your UAC (User Access Control) 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 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 fresh driver, it is as simple as that.
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This driver is digitally signed by Realtek Semiconductor Corp..
The file size of this driver is 337790 bytes (329.87 KB)
This driver was installed by many users and received an average rating of 4 stars out of 86093 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. Using DriverMax to install Realtek Semiconductor Corp. Realtek PCIe GBE Family Controller driver

The 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 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 scan and analyze each driver on your computer.
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3. Take a look at the list of available 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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