Driver for Realtek Realtek PCIe GbE Family Controller - downloading and installing it

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_385417AA&REV_10; this string has to match your hardware.

1. Realtek Realtek PCIe GbE Family Controller - install the driver manually

1. Download the setup file for Realtek Realtek PCIe GbE Family Controller driver from the location below. This download link is for the driver version 10.031.0828.2018 released on 2018-08-28.
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3. Start the driver setup file from a Windows account with the highest privileges (rights). If your UAC (User Access Control) 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 scan your PC for compatible devices and will install the driver.
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7. Restart your computer and enjoy the updated driver, it is as simple as that.
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Realtek applied a digital signature to this driver.
Download size of the driver: 620424 bytes (605.88 KB)
This driver received an average rating of 4.7 stars out of 4084 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. Using DriverMax to install Realtek Realtek PCIe GbE Family Controller driver

The 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 can you install a driver with DriverMax? Let's follow a few steps!

1. Start 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. Search the list until you find 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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