Download and install Intel Intel R Ethernet Controller X550 driver

Intel R Ethernet Controller X550 is a Network Adapters hardware device. The developer of this driver was Intel. PCI/VEN_8086&DEV_1563 is the matching hardware id of this device.

1. Manually install Intel Intel R Ethernet Controller X550 driver

1. Download the setup file for Intel Intel R Ethernet Controller X550 driver from the location below. This is the download link for the driver version 4.1.229.0 released on 2020-11-25.
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3. Start the driver setup file from a Windows account with administrative 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 pretty easy to follow. The driver setup wizard will scan 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 was not digitally signed.

This driver was rated with an average of 3.9 stars by 27828 users.

2. Installing the Intel Intel R Ethernet Controller X550 driver using DriverMax: the easy way

The 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, not just this one. How can you install a driver with DriverMax? Let's follow a few steps!

1. Start 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 Intel Intel R Ethernet Controller X550 driver. Click the Update button.
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5. Enjoy using the updated driver! :)
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