Driver for Realtek Realtek USB 2.5GbE Family Controller - downloading and installing it

Realtek USB 2.5GbE Family Controller is a Network Adapters hardware device. The Windows version of this driver was developed by Realtek. USB/VID_0BDA&PID_8156&REV_31FF is the matching hardware id of this device.

1. 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 is the download link for the driver version 8.66.20.0308 dated 2021-03-08.
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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. Go through 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 computer and enjoy the fresh driver, as you can see it was quite smple.
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This driver is digitally signed by the manufacturer.
Size of this driver: 531446 bytes (518.99 KB)
This driver received an average rating of 4.3 stars out of 73307 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. Installing the Realtek Realtek USB 2.5GbE Family Controller driver using DriverMax: the easy way

The most important advantage of using DriverMax is that it will install the driver for you in the easiest possible way and it will keep each driver up to date. How easy can you install a driver with DriverMax? Let's take a look!

1. Start DriverMax and push on the yellow button that says ~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 driver updates. Scroll the list down until you locate the Realtek Realtek USB 2.5GbE Family Controller driver. Click the Update button.
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5. Enjoy using the updated driver! :)
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