Realtek Semiconductor Corp. Realtek RTL8169/8110 Family Gigabit Ethernet NIC how to download and install the driver

Realtek RTL8169/8110 Family Gigabit Ethernet NIC is a Network Adapters hardware device. The developer of this driver was Realtek Semiconductor Corp.. PCI/VEN_10EC&DEV_8169&SUBSYS_258C1462 is the matching hardware id of this device.

1. Realtek Semiconductor Corp. Realtek RTL8169/8110 Family Gigabit Ethernet NIC - install the driver manually

1. Download the setup file for Realtek Semiconductor Corp. Realtek RTL8169/8110 Family Gigabit Ethernet NIC driver from the location below. This download link is for the driver version 5.719.0325.2009 released on 2009-03-25.
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3. Run the driver installation file from a Windows account with administrative 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 straightforward. The driver installation wizard will analyze your PC for compatible devices and will install the driver.
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7. Shutdown and restart your computer and enjoy the fresh driver, as you can see it was quite smple.
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This driver was not digitally signed.
File size of the driver: 166023 bytes (162.13 KB)
This driver was rated with an average of 3.2 stars by 52412 users.
This driver is fully compatible with 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. The easy way: using DriverMax to install Realtek Semiconductor Corp. Realtek RTL8169/8110 Family Gigabit Ethernet NIC driver

The most important 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. How can you install a driver using DriverMax? Let's see!

1. Start DriverMax and click on the yellow button named ~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 detected driver updates. Scroll the list down until you locate the Realtek Semiconductor Corp. Realtek RTL8169/8110 Family Gigabit Ethernet NIC driver. Click the Update button.
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5. That's it, you installed your first driver!
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