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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. The developer of this driver was Realtek. The hardware id of this driver is PCI/VEN_10EC&DEV_8168&SUBSYS_205F1043&REV_10; this string has to match your hardware.

1. How to manually install Realtek Realtek PCIe GBE Family Controller driver


  1. Download the driver setup file for Realtek Realtek PCIe GBE Family Controller driver from the link below. This download link is for the driver version 10.021.0811.2017 dated 2017-08-11.
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  3. Start the driver installation file from a Windows account with the highest privileges (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 pretty straightforward. 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 PC and enjoy the new driver, it is as simple as that.
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Realtek applied a digital signature to this driver.
The file size of this driver is 562983 bytes (549.79 KB)
Driver rating 4.4 stars out of 38499 votes.
This driver is compatible with the following versions of Windows:

  • This driver works on Windows 10 64 bits
  • This driver works on Windows 11 64 bits



2. The easy way: using DriverMax to install Realtek Realtek PCIe GBE Family Controller driver


The most important 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 can you install a driver using DriverMax? Let's take a look!

  1. Open DriverMax and click on the yellow button that says ~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 driver updates. Scroll the list down until you locate the Realtek 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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