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Realtek 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. In order to make sure you are downloading the exact right driver the hardware id is PCI/VEN_10EC&DEV_8168&SUBSYS_20221B0A&REV_03.

1. Install Realtek Realtek PCIe GBE Family Controller driver manually


  1. Download the driver setup file for Realtek Realtek PCIe GBE Family Controller driver from the location below. This is the download link for the driver version 10.001.0505.2015 released on 2015-05-05.
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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 enabled then you will have to accept of the driver and run the setup with administrative rights.
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  5. Go through the driver setup wizard, which should be pretty easy to follow. The driver setup wizard will analyze 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 is digitally signed by the manufacturer.
Size of this driver: 481243 bytes (469.96 KB)
This driver received an average rating of 4.9 stars out of 57787 votes.
This driver will work for the following versions of Windows:

  • This driver works on Windows 2000 32 bits
  • 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. Using DriverMax to install Realtek Realtek PCIe GBE Family Controller driver


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, not just this one. How easy can you install a driver with DriverMax? Let's take a look!

  1. Open 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 available driver updates. Scroll the list down until you find the Realtek Realtek PCIe GBE Family Controller driver. Click the Update button.
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  5. Enjoy using the updated driver! :)
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