Realtek Semiconductor Corp. Realtek RTL8168D/8111D Family PCI-E GBE NIC - two ways of downloading and installing the driver

Realtek RTL8168D/8111D Family PCI-E GBE NIC is a Network Adapters hardware device. This Windows driver was developed by Realtek Semiconductor Corp.. In order to make sure you are downloading the exact right driver the hardware id is PCI/VEN_10EC&DEV_8168&SUBSYS_816810EC&REV_03.

1. Install Realtek Semiconductor Corp. Realtek RTL8168D/8111D Family PCI-E GBE NIC driver manually

1. Download the setup file for Realtek Semiconductor Corp. Realtek RTL8168D/8111D 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. Run the driver setup file from a Windows account with the highest privileges (rights). If your UAC (User Access Control) 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 straightforward. 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 fresh driver, as you can see it was quite smple.
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Realtek Semiconductor Corp. applied a digital signature to this driver.
Download size of the driver: 181142 bytes (176.90 KB)
Driver rating 4.8 stars out of 86866 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 RTL8168D/8111D Family PCI-E GBE NIC driver using DriverMax

The most important 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 take a look!

1. Open 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. Scroll the list down until you locate the Realtek Semiconductor Corp. Realtek RTL8168D/8111D Family PCI-E GBE NIC driver. Click on Update.
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5. Enjoy using the updated driver! :)
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