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. The Windows version of this driver was developed by Realtek. PCI/VEN_10EC&DEV_8168 is the matching hardware id of this device.

1. How to manually install Realtek Realtek R PCI e Ethernet Controller driver

1. Download the setup file for Realtek Realtek R PCI e Ethernet Controller driver from the location below. This download link is for the driver version 10.063.1014.2022 dated 2022-10-14.
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3. Start the driver setup file from a Windows account with the highest privileges (rights). If your User Access Control Service (UAC) is enabled then you will have to 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 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. Restart your computer and enjoy the updated driver, as you can see it was quite smple.
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This driver is not digitally signed.

This driver was installed by many users and received an average rating of 3.8 stars out of 51587 votes.

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 just a few seconds 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. Start 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 computer.
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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 the Update button.
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5. That's it, you installed your first driver!
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