Driver for Realtek Realtek R PCI e Ethernet Controller - downloading and installing it

Realtek R PCI e Ethernet Controller is a Network Adapters device. The developer of this driver was Realtek. PCI/VEN_10EC&DEV_8161 is the matching hardware id of this device.

1. Install Realtek Realtek R PCI e Ethernet Controller driver manually

1. You can download from the link below the driver setup file for the Realtek Realtek R PCI e Ethernet Controller driver. The archive contains version 7.142.0811.2021 dated 2021-08-11 of the driver.
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3. Run the driver installer file from a user account with administrative rights. If your UAC (User Access Control) is started please confirm the installation of the driver and run the setup with administrative rights.
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5. Follow the driver installation wizard, which will guide you; it should be quite easy to follow. The driver installation wizard will analyze your computer and will install the right driver.
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7. When the operation finishes shutdown and restart your computer in order to use the updated driver. As you can see it was quite smple to install a Windows driver!
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This driver is not digitally signed.

This driver was installed by many users and received an average rating of 3.7 stars out of 81787 votes.

2. Installing the Realtek Realtek R PCI e Ethernet Controller driver using DriverMax: the easy way

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 follow a few steps!

1. Start DriverMax and press on the yellow button named ~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. Search the list until you find the Realtek Realtek R PCI e Ethernet Controller driver. Click on Update.
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5. Enjoy using the updated driver! :)
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