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 Windows version of this driver was developed by Realtek. The hardware id of this driver is PCI/VEN_10EC&DEV_8166.

1. Realtek Realtek R PCI e Ethernet Controller driver - how to install it 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 8.088.0811.2021 released on 2021-08-11 of the driver.
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3. Start the driver installer file from a user account with the highest privileges (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. Go through the driver setup wizard, which will guide you; it should be pretty easy to follow. The driver setup wizard will analyze your PC and will install the right driver.
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7. When the operation finishes 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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2. The easy way: using DriverMax to install Realtek Realtek R PCI e Ethernet Controller driver

The advantage of using DriverMax is that it will setup 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 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 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 Realtek R PCI e Ethernet Controller driver. Click on Update.
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5. Finished installing the driver!
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