Realtek Realtek USB 2.5GbE Family Controller - two ways of downloading and installing the driver

Realtek USB 2.5GbE Family Controller is a Network Adapters hardware device. This driver was developed by Realtek. The hardware id of this driver is USB/VID_0BDA&PID_8156&REV_31FF; this string has to match your hardware.

1. How to manually install Realtek Realtek USB 2.5GbE Family Controller driver

1. Download the setup file for Realtek Realtek USB 2.5GbE Family Controller driver from the location below. This download link is for the driver version 8.58.1216.2019 released on 2019-12-16.
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3. Run the driver installation file from a Windows account with the highest privileges (rights). If your User Access Control Service (UAC) is enabled 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 setup wizard, which should be quite straightforward. The driver setup 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 digitally signed by Realtek.
Size of this driver: 427381 bytes (417.36 KB)
Driver rating 4.2 stars out of 1664 votes.
This driver is fully compatible with the following versions of Windows:

• This driver works on Windows 8 64 bits
• This driver works on Windows 8.1 64 bits
• This driver works on Windows 10 64 bits
• This driver works on Windows 11 64 bits

2. Using DriverMax to install Realtek Realtek USB 2.5GbE Family Controller driver

The advantage of using DriverMax is that it will install 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. Open DriverMax and click on the yellow button that says ~SCAN FOR DRIVER UPDATES NOW~. Wait for DriverMax to scan and 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 find the Realtek Realtek USB 2.5GbE Family Controller driver. Click on Update.
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5. That's it, you installed your first driver!
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