Realtek Realtek RTL8168D/8111D Family PCI-E GBE NIC driver download and installation

Realtek RTL8168D/8111D Family PCI-E GBE NIC 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_8168&SUBSYS_100F1462&REV_03.

1. Manually install Realtek Realtek RTL8168D/8111D Family PCI-E GBE NIC driver

1. Download the driver setup file for Realtek Realtek RTL8168D/8111D Family PCI-E GBE NIC driver from the link below. This is the download link for the driver version 6.216.0120.2009 dated 2009-01-20.
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3. Start the driver installation 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 pretty straightforward. The driver installation wizard will scan your PC for compatible devices and will install the driver.
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7. Restart your computer and enjoy the new driver, as you can see it was quite smple.
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Realtek applied a digital signature to this driver.
File size of the driver: 178135 bytes (173.96 KB)
Driver rating 4.2 stars out of 28206 votes.
This driver is fully compatible with the following versions of Windows:

• This driver works on Windows 2000 32 bits
• 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. Using DriverMax to install Realtek Realtek RTL8168D/8111D Family PCI-E GBE NIC driver

The 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 press on the yellow button that says ~SCAN FOR DRIVER UPDATES NOW~. Wait for DriverMax to analyze each driver on your PC.
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3. Take a look at the list of detected driver updates. Search the list until you locate the Realtek Realtek RTL8168D/8111D Family PCI-E GBE NIC driver. Click the Update button.
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5. Finished installing the driver!
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