Realtek Realtek R PCI e Ethernet Controller - two ways of downloading and installing the driver

Realtek R PCI e Ethernet 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.

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

1. You can download from the link below the driver installer file for the Realtek Realtek R PCI e Ethernet Controller driver. The archive contains version 10.053.1001.2021 released on 2021-10-01 of the driver.
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3. Run the driver installer file from a user account with administrative rights. If your User Access Control (UAC) is running please accept of the driver and run the setup with administrative rights.
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5. Follow the driver setup wizard, which will guide you; it should be quite easy to follow. The driver setup wizard will scan your computer and will install the right driver.
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7. When the operation finishes shutdown and restart your PC in order to use the updated driver. It is as simple as that to install a Windows driver!
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This driver is not digitally signed.

This driver received an average rating of 4 stars out of 3737 votes.

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

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 take a look!

1. Open DriverMax and click 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 locate the Realtek Realtek R PCI e Ethernet Controller driver. Click the Update button.
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5. That's it, you installed your first driver!
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