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. The hardware id of this driver is PCI/VEN_10EC&DEV_8225; this string has to match your hardware.

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

1. Download the driver setup file for Realtek Realtek R PCI e Ethernet Controller driver from the link below. This download link is for the driver version 7.142.0811.2021 dated 2021-08-11.
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3. Run the driver setup file from a Windows account with the highest privileges (rights). If your User Access Control Service (UAC) is started then you will have to confirm the installation of the driver and run the setup with administrative rights.
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5. Follow the driver installation wizard, which should be quite straightforward. The driver installation wizard will analyze your PC for compatible devices and will install the driver.
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7. Restart your PC and enjoy the new 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 3.1 stars out of 73530 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 easy can you install a driver using DriverMax? Let's see!

1. Open DriverMax and click 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. Scroll the list down 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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