Realtek Surface Ethernet Adapter - two ways of downloading and installing the driver

Surface Ethernet Adapter is a Network Adapters device. This driver was developed by Realtek. USB/VID_045E&PID_085C&REV_3100 is the matching hardware id of this device.

1. How to manually install Realtek Surface Ethernet Adapter driver

1. Download the setup file for Realtek Surface Ethernet Adapter driver from the location below. This download link is for the driver version 10.55.20.0823 dated 2022-08-23.
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3. Run the driver installation file from a Windows account with the highest privileges (rights). If your User Access Control (UAC) is running then you will have to accept of the driver and run the setup with administrative rights.
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5. Follow the driver setup wizard, which should be quite easy to follow. The driver setup wizard will analyze your PC for compatible devices and will install the driver.
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7. Restart your computer and enjoy the updated driver, it is as simple as that.
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This driver was not digitally signed.

This driver received an average rating of 3.5 stars out of 25934 votes.

2. Installing the Realtek Surface Ethernet Adapter driver using DriverMax: the easy way

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 with DriverMax? Let's take a look!

1. Start DriverMax and click on the yellow button that says ~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 driver updates. Search the list until you locate the Realtek Surface Ethernet Adapter driver. Click on Update.
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5. That's it, you installed your first driver!
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