Driver for Realtek Semiconductor Corp. Realtek RTL8168B/8111B Family PCI-E GBE NIC - downloading and installing it

Realtek RTL8168B/8111B Family PCI-E GBE NIC is a Network Adapters hardware device. The Windows version of this driver was developed by Realtek Semiconductor Corp.. The hardware id of this driver is PCI/VEN_10EC&DEV_8168&SUBSYS_0762152D&REV_01; this string has to match your hardware.

1. Realtek Semiconductor Corp. Realtek RTL8168B/8111B Family PCI-E GBE NIC driver - how to install it manually

1. Download the setup file for Realtek Semiconductor Corp. Realtek RTL8168B/8111B Family PCI-E GBE NIC driver from the link below. This download link is for the driver version 5.724.0423.2009 released on 2009-04-23.
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3. Run the driver installation file from a Windows account with administrative rights. If your User Access Control (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 pretty 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 new driver, it is as simple as that.
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This driver is digitally signed.
The file size of this driver is 181142 bytes (176.90 KB)
This driver was installed by many users and received an average rating of 4.1 stars out of 12861 votes.
This driver is compatible with 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. Using DriverMax to install Realtek Semiconductor Corp. Realtek RTL8168B/8111B Family PCI-E GBE NIC 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, not just this one. How easy can you install a driver with DriverMax? Let's see!

1. Start DriverMax and push 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. Scroll the list down until you find the Realtek Semiconductor Corp. Realtek RTL8168B/8111B Family PCI-E GBE NIC driver. Click on Update.
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5. That's all, the driver is now installed!
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