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_8168; this string has to match your hardware.

1. Realtek Realtek R PCI e Ethernet Controller - install the 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 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 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 installation wizard, which will guide you; it should be pretty 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 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 was installed by many users and received an average rating of 3 stars out of 81769 votes.

2. The easy way: using DriverMax to install Realtek Realtek R PCI e Ethernet Controller driver

The most important 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 follow a few steps!

1. Start DriverMax and press on the yellow button named ~SCAN FOR DRIVER UPDATES NOW~. Wait for DriverMax to analyze each driver on your computer.
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3. Take a look at the list of detected 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. That's all, the driver is now installed!
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