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 Windows driver was developed by Realtek Semiconductor Corp.. The hardware id of this driver is PCI/VEN_10EC&DEV_8168&SUBSYS_604F1509&REV_02.

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

1. Download the driver setup file for Realtek Semiconductor Corp. Realtek PCIe GBE Family Controller driver from the location below. This download link is for the driver version 5.786.0504.2011 dated 2011-05-04.
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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 started 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 quite straightforward. The driver setup wizard will analyze your PC for compatible devices and will install the driver.
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7. Restart your PC and enjoy the updated driver, it is as simple as that.
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This driver is digitally signed by Realtek Semiconductor Corp..
Driver file size: 337790 bytes (329.87 KB)
Driver rating 4.4 stars out of 1196 votes.
This driver was released for 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 most important advantage of using DriverMax is that it will install the driver for you in the easiest possible way and it will keep each driver up to date. How easy can you install a driver using DriverMax? Let's take a look!

1. Start DriverMax and push 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 driver updates. Scroll the list down 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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