Realtek Semiconductor Corp. Realtek RTL8168C P /8111C P Family PCI-E GBE NIC - two ways of downloading and installing the driver

Realtek RTL8168C P /8111C P Family PCI-E GBE NIC is a Network Adapters device. This driver was developed by Realtek Semiconductor Corp.. PCI/VEN_10EC&DEV_8168&SUBSYS_22701462&REV_02 is the matching hardware id of this device.

1. How to manually install Realtek Semiconductor Corp. Realtek RTL8168C P /8111C P Family PCI-E GBE NIC driver

1. Download the driver setup file for Realtek Semiconductor Corp. Realtek RTL8168C P /8111C P Family PCI-E GBE NIC driver from the location below. This download link is for the driver version 5.724.0423.2009 released on 2009-04-23.
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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. Shutdown and restart your PC and enjoy the updated driver, it is as simple as that.
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Download size of the driver: 181142 bytes (176.90 KB)
Driver rating 4.9 stars out of 40523 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. How to install Realtek Semiconductor Corp. Realtek RTL8168C P /8111C P Family PCI-E GBE NIC driver using DriverMax

The advantage of using DriverMax is that it will setup 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 see!

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 PC.
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3. Take a look at the list of available driver updates. Search the list until you find the Realtek Semiconductor Corp. Realtek RTL8168C P /8111C P Family PCI-E GBE NIC driver. Click the Update button.
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5. That's it, you installed your first driver!
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