Realtek Ethernet Controller Driver
A way to uninstall Realtek Ethernet Controller Driver from your system
This page contains detailed information on how to uninstall Realtek Ethernet Controller Driver for Windows. It was created for Windows by
Realtek. Check out
here for more info on Realtek. You can read more about about Realtek Ethernet Controller Driver at
http://www.Realtek.com. Realtek Ethernet Controller Driver is normally installed in the C:\Program Files (x86)\Realtek\NICDRV_8169 directory, but this location can vary a lot depending on the user's choice when installing the program. You can uninstall Realtek Ethernet Controller Driver by clicking on the Start menu of Windows and pasting the command line C:\Program Files (x86)\InstallShield Installation Information\{8833FFB6-5B0C-4764-81AA-06DFEED9A476}\setup.exe. Note that you might get a notification for administrator rights. Realtek Ethernet Controller Driver's primary file takes about 359.87 KB (368504 bytes) and is named RTINSTALLER64.EXE.
The following executables are installed beside Realtek Ethernet Controller Driver. They take about 359.87 KB (
368504 bytes) on disk.
- RTINSTALLER64.EXE (359.87 KB)
The information on this page is only about version
10.74.1126.2024 of Realtek Ethernet Controller Driver. You can find below a few links to other Realtek Ethernet Controller Driver releases:
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Following the uninstall process, the application leaves some files behind on the computer. Some of these are listed below.
Folders left behind when you uninstall Realtek Ethernet Controller Driver:- C:\Program Files (x86)\Realtek\NICDRV_8169
The files below were left behind on your disk by Realtek Ethernet Controller Driver when you uninstall it:- C:\Program Files (x86)\Realtek\NICDRV_8169\ICON\remove.ico
- C:\Program Files (x86)\Realtek\NICDRV_8169\InstallLog.txt
- C:\Program Files (x86)\Realtek\NICDRV_8169\RTInstaller32.dat
- C:\Program Files (x86)\Realtek\NICDRV_8169\RTINSTALLER64.EXE
- C:\Program Files (x86)\Realtek\NICDRV_8169\WIN10\EngLangID.txt
- C:\Program Files (x86)\Realtek\NICDRV_8169\WIN10\InstCtrl.txt
- C:\Program Files (x86)\Realtek\NICDRV_8169\WIN10\InstOpt.txt
- C:\Program Files (x86)\Realtek\NICDRV_8169\WIN10\rt640x64.cat
- C:\Program Files (x86)\Realtek\NICDRV_8169\WIN10\rt640x64.sys
- C:\Program Files (x86)\Realtek\NICDRV_8169\WIN10\rt640x64sta.inf
- C:\Program Files (x86)\Realtek\NICDRV_8169\WIN10\setupctrl.txt
Use regedit.exe to manually remove from the Windows Registry the data below:- HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Uninstall\{8833FFB6-5B0C-4764-81AA-06DFEED9A476}
- HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\Realtek\Realtek Ethernet Controller Driver
A way to delete Realtek Ethernet Controller Driver with Advanced Uninstaller PRO
Realtek Ethernet Controller Driver is an application offered by Realtek. Sometimes, people try to erase this program. Sometimes this can be easier said than done because performing this by hand takes some knowledge regarding removing Windows programs manually. The best SIMPLE solution to erase Realtek Ethernet Controller Driver is to use Advanced Uninstaller PRO. Here is how to do this:
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3. Click on the General Tools category

4. Activate the Uninstall Programs button

5. A list of the programs installed on your computer will appear
6. Scroll the list of programs until you locate Realtek Ethernet Controller Driver or simply activate the Search feature and type in "Realtek Ethernet Controller Driver". If it exists on your system the Realtek Ethernet Controller Driver application will be found very quickly. Notice that after you click Realtek Ethernet Controller Driver in the list of applications, some data regarding the program is shown to you:
- Star rating (in the lower left corner). The star rating tells you the opinion other users have regarding Realtek Ethernet Controller Driver, ranging from "Highly recommended" to "Very dangerous".
- Opinions by other users - Click on the Read reviews button.
- Technical information regarding the program you are about to remove, by pressing the Properties button.
For example you can see that for Realtek Ethernet Controller Driver:
- The web site of the application is: http://www.Realtek.com
- The uninstall string is: C:\Program Files (x86)\InstallShield Installation Information\{8833FFB6-5B0C-4764-81AA-06DFEED9A476}\setup.exe
7. Press the Uninstall button. A confirmation dialog will come up. Confirm the uninstall by clicking the Uninstall button. Advanced Uninstaller PRO will uninstall Realtek Ethernet Controller Driver.

8. After uninstalling Realtek Ethernet Controller Driver, Advanced Uninstaller PRO will ask you to run an additional cleanup. Click Next to perform the cleanup. All the items that belong Realtek Ethernet Controller Driver which have been left behind will be detected and you will be able to delete them. By uninstalling Realtek Ethernet Controller Driver with Advanced Uninstaller PRO, you can be sure that no Windows registry items, files or folders are left behind on your system.
Your Windows computer will remain clean, speedy and ready to serve you properly.
Disclaimer
The text above is not a recommendation to uninstall Realtek Ethernet Controller Driver by Realtek from your computer, we are not saying that Realtek Ethernet Controller Driver by Realtek is not a good software application. This text simply contains detailed info on how to uninstall Realtek Ethernet Controller Driver in case you decide this is what you want to do. Here you can find registry and disk entries that our application Advanced Uninstaller PRO discovered and classified as "leftovers" on other users' computers.
Last update on: 2025-02-15 15:37:51.647