Realtek Semiconductor Corp. Realtek RTL8168/8111 PCI-E Gigabit Ethernet NIC - two ways of downloading and installing the driver

Realtek RTL8168/8111 PCI-E Gigabit Ethernet NIC is a Network Adapters device. This driver was developed by Realtek Semiconductor Corp.. The hardware id of this driver is PCI/VEN_10EC&DEV_8168&SUBSYS_206A161F&REV_01.

1. Realtek Semiconductor Corp. Realtek RTL8168/8111 PCI-E Gigabit Ethernet NIC driver - how to install it manually

1. Download the driver setup file for Realtek Semiconductor Corp. Realtek RTL8168/8111 PCI-E Gigabit Ethernet NIC driver from the location below. This download link is for the driver version 5.714.0122.2009 released on 2009-01-22.
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3. Start the driver installation file from a Windows account with the highest privileges (rights). If your UAC (User Access Control) is running 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 pretty easy to follow. The driver installation wizard will scan 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 digitally signed by the manufacturer.
The file size of this driver is 158581 bytes (154.86 KB)
This driver was installed by many users and received an average rating of 4.2 stars out of 53599 votes.
This driver was released for the following versions of Windows:

• This driver works on Windows Server 2003 32 bits
• This driver works on Windows XP 32 bits
• This driver works on Windows Vista 32 bits
• This driver works on Windows 7 32 bits
• This driver works on Windows 8 32 bits
• This driver works on Windows 8.1 32 bits
• This driver works on Windows 10 32 bits
• This driver works on Windows 11 32 bits

2. How to use DriverMax to install Realtek Semiconductor Corp. Realtek RTL8168/8111 PCI-E Gigabit Ethernet NIC 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 easy can you install a driver using DriverMax? Let's follow a few steps!

1. Open DriverMax and push 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 locate the Realtek Semiconductor Corp. Realtek RTL8168/8111 PCI-E Gigabit Ethernet NIC driver. Click on Update.
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5. Finished installing the driver!
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