Download and install Realtek Realtek Card Reader 0157 driver

Realtek Card Reader 0157 is a USB Universal Serial Bus hardware device. This driver was developed by Realtek. USB/VID_0BDA&PID_0157 is the matching hardware id of this device.

1. Realtek Realtek Card Reader 0157 - install the driver manually

1. Download the setup file for Realtek Realtek Card Reader 0157 driver from the location below. This download link is for the driver version 6.0.6000.0081 released on 2009-02-03.
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3. Start 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 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. Shutdown and restart your PC and enjoy the updated driver, it is as simple as that.
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Realtek applied a digital signature to this driver.
File size of the driver: 1682213 bytes (1.60 MB)
This driver was installed by many users and received an average rating of 4.9 stars out of 30061 votes.
This driver will work for the following versions of Windows:

• This driver works on Windows 2000 64 bits
• This driver works on Windows Server 2003 64 bits
• This driver works on Windows XP 64 bits
• This driver works on Windows Vista 64 bits
• This driver works on Windows 7 64 bits
• 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. How to use DriverMax to install Realtek Realtek Card Reader 0157 driver

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. Open DriverMax and click on the yellow button named ~SCAN FOR DRIVER UPDATES NOW~. Wait for DriverMax to 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 locate the Realtek Realtek Card Reader 0157 driver. Click on Update.
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5. That's all, the driver is now installed!
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