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A guide to uninstall Realtek Ethernet Controller Driver from your computer

You can find below detailed information on how to uninstall Realtek Ethernet Controller Driver for Windows. The Windows version was created by Realtek. Check out here for more details on Realtek. Please open if you want to read more on Realtek Ethernet Controller Driver on Realtek's web page. The application is usually installed in the C:\Program Files (x86)\Realtek\NICDRV_8169 folder. Take into account that this path can vary being determined by the user's decision. You can remove 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 -runfromtemp -removeonly. Note that you might be prompted for admin rights. RTINSTALLER64.EXE is the Realtek Ethernet Controller Driver's main executable file and it occupies close to 182.64 KB (187024 bytes) on disk.

The following executables are incorporated in Realtek Ethernet Controller Driver. They take 182.64 KB (187024 bytes) on disk.

  • RTINSTALLER64.EXE (182.64 KB)


The information on this page is only about version 1.00.0030 of Realtek Ethernet Controller Driver. You can find below a few links to other Realtek Ethernet Controller Driver releases:

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When planning to uninstall Realtek Ethernet Controller Driver you should check if the following data is left behind on your PC.

Directories that were found:
  • C:\Program Files (x86)\Realtek\NICDRV_8169

The files below remain 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\WIN8\EngLangID.txt
  • C:\Program Files (x86)\Realtek\NICDRV_8169\WIN8\FAQ\8168C_manual_install.txt
  • C:\Program Files (x86)\Realtek\NICDRV_8169\WIN8\FAQ\Change_installer_language.txt
  • C:\Program Files (x86)\Realtek\NICDRV_8169\WIN8\FAQ\Driver_failed_to_load_code_10.txt
  • C:\Program Files (x86)\Realtek\NICDRV_8169\WIN8\FAQ\Driver_Installer_Rollback.txt
  • C:\Program Files (x86)\Realtek\NICDRV_8169\WIN8\FAQ\INF_default_option_changed.txt
  • C:\Program Files (x86)\Realtek\NICDRV_8169\WIN8\FAQ\Use_installer_to_auto_remove_driver.txt
  • C:\Program Files (x86)\Realtek\NICDRV_8169\WIN8\FAQ\WAIK_Ver_RTM_with_new_driver.txt
  • C:\Program Files (x86)\Realtek\NICDRV_8169\WIN8\FAQ\WOL_AND_Shutdown_Link_Speed_OPTION.txt
  • C:\Program Files (x86)\Realtek\NICDRV_8169\WIN8\InstCtrl.txt
  • C:\Program Files (x86)\Realtek\NICDRV_8169\WIN8\InstOpt.txt
  • C:\Program Files (x86)\Realtek\NICDRV_8169\WIN8\README\WIN7\Arabic\title.txt
  • C:\Program Files (x86)\Realtek\NICDRV_8169\WIN8\README\WIN7\French\title.txt
  • C:\Program Files (x86)\Realtek\NICDRV_8169\WIN8\README\WIN7\German\title.txt
  • C:\Program Files (x86)\Realtek\NICDRV_8169\WIN8\README\WIN7\Hebrew\title.txt
  • C:\Program Files (x86)\Realtek\NICDRV_8169\WIN8\README\WIN7\Hungarian\title.txt
  • C:\Program Files (x86)\Realtek\NICDRV_8169\WIN8\README\WIN7\Italian\title.txt
  • C:\Program Files (x86)\Realtek\NICDRV_8169\WIN8\README\WIN7\Japanese\title.txt
  • C:\Program Files (x86)\Realtek\NICDRV_8169\WIN8\README\WIN7\Korean\title.txt
  • C:\Program Files (x86)\Realtek\NICDRV_8169\WIN8\README\WIN7\Portuguese\title.txt
  • C:\Program Files (x86)\Realtek\NICDRV_8169\WIN8\README\WIN7\Simplified_Chinese\title.txt
  • C:\Program Files (x86)\Realtek\NICDRV_8169\WIN8\README\WIN7\Spanish\title.txt
  • C:\Program Files (x86)\Realtek\NICDRV_8169\WIN8\README\WIN7\Traditional_Chinese\title.txt
  • C:\Program Files (x86)\Realtek\NICDRV_8169\WIN8\README\WIN7\Turkish\title.txt
  • C:\Program Files (x86)\Realtek\NICDRV_8169\WIN8\setupctrl.txt
  • C:\Program Files (x86)\Realtek\NICDRV_8169\WIN8\WIN7\32\note.txt
  • C:\Program Files (x86)\Realtek\NICDRV_8169\WIN8\WIN7\64\note.txt

Registry that is not removed:
  • HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Uninstall\{8833FFB6-5B0C-4764-81AA-06DFEED9A476}
  • HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\Realtek\Realtek Ethernet Controller Driver


How to remove Realtek Ethernet Controller Driver from your computer with Advanced Uninstaller PRO

Realtek Ethernet Controller Driver is an application released by Realtek. Sometimes, users choose to uninstall this program. Sometimes this is efortful because uninstalling this by hand requires some experience regarding Windows internal functioning. The best SIMPLE practice to uninstall Realtek Ethernet Controller Driver is to use Advanced Uninstaller PRO. Here are some detailed instructions about how to do this:





1. If you don't have Advanced Uninstaller PRO already installed on your PC, add it. This is good because Advanced Uninstaller PRO is one of the best uninstaller and all around utility to maximize the performance of your system.

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  • install Advanced Uninstaller PRO
2. Start Advanced Uninstaller PRO. Take your time to get familiar with the program's interface and number of functions available. Advanced Uninstaller PRO is a powerful Windows optimizer.

3. Click on the General Tools button
Go to General Tools


4. Activate the Uninstall Programs tool
Go to Uninstall Programs


5. All the programs installed on the PC will be shown to you

6. Navigate the list of programs until you find Realtek Ethernet Controller Driver or simply activate the Search field and type in "Realtek Ethernet Controller Driver". If it is installed on your PC the Realtek Ethernet Controller Driver app will be found very quickly. Notice that after you click Realtek Ethernet Controller Driver in the list of apps, some data regarding the application is available to you:


  • Star rating (in the left lower corner). The star rating tells you the opinion other users have regarding Realtek Ethernet Controller Driver, ranging from "Highly recommended" to "Very dangerous".
  • Reviews by other users - Click on the Read reviews button.
  • Details regarding the program you want to uninstall, 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 -runfromtemp -removeonly
7. Click the Uninstall button. A confirmation window will appear. Confirm the uninstall by clicking the Uninstall button. Advanced Uninstaller PRO will then remove Realtek Ethernet Controller Driver.
Uninstall Realtek Ethernet Controller Driver


8. After removing Realtek Ethernet Controller Driver, Advanced Uninstaller PRO will offer to run a cleanup. Click Next to start the cleanup. All the items that belong Realtek Ethernet Controller Driver that have been left behind will be found and you will be asked if you want to delete them. By uninstalling Realtek Ethernet Controller Driver with Advanced Uninstaller PRO, you are assured that no registry entries, files or folders are left behind on your system.

Your system will remain clean, speedy and ready to run without errors or problems.



Geographical user distribution

  • Windows 7 (6.1)
  • 10.0
  • Windows 8.1 (6.3)
  • Windows 8 (6.2)
  • Windows Vista (6.0)
  • Windows (6.4)
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Disclaimer

This page is not a piece of advice to remove Realtek Ethernet Controller Driver by Realtek from your PC, nor are we saying that Realtek Ethernet Controller Driver by Realtek is not a good software application. This text only contains detailed instructions on how to remove Realtek Ethernet Controller Driver in case you decide this is what you want to do. Here you can find registry and disk entries that other software left behind and Advanced Uninstaller PRO discovered and classified as "leftovers" on other users' computers.

2016-06-20 / Written by Dan Armano for Advanced Uninstaller PRO

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Last update on: 2016-06-20 17:11:55.230