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A guide to uninstall Realtek Ethernet Controller Driver from your PC

This page is about Realtek Ethernet Controller Driver for Windows. Here you can find details on how to uninstall it from your PC. It is written by Realtek. More information on Realtek can be seen here. Click on to get more info about Realtek Ethernet Controller Driver on Realtek's website. The application is frequently installed in the C:\Program Files (x86)\Realtek\NICDRV_8169 directory (same installation drive as Windows). The full command line for removing Realtek Ethernet Controller Driver is C:\Program Files (x86)\InstallShield Installation Information\{8833FFB6-5B0C-4764-81AA-06DFEED9A476}\setup.exe. Keep in mind that if you will type this command in Start / Run Note you might be prompted for administrator rights. RTInstaller32.exe is the programs's main file and it takes around 297.35 KB (304488 bytes) on disk.

Realtek Ethernet Controller Driver installs the following the executables on your PC, taking about 648.20 KB (663760 bytes) on disk.

  • RTInstaller32.exe (297.35 KB)
  • RTInstaller64.exe (350.85 KB)


The information on this page is only about version 11.9.0614.2022 of Realtek Ethernet Controller Driver. You can find below info on other application versions of Realtek Ethernet Controller Driver:

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Some files and registry entries are typically left behind when you uninstall Realtek Ethernet Controller Driver.

Folders remaining:
  • C:\Program Files (x86)\Realtek\NICDRV_8169

Generally, the following files remain on disk:
  • 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.exe
  • C:\Program Files (x86)\Realtek\NICDRV_8169\RTInstaller64.exe
  • C:\Program Files (x86)\Realtek\NICDRV_8169\WIN11\EngLangID.txt
  • C:\Program Files (x86)\Realtek\NICDRV_8169\WIN11\InstCtrl.txt
  • C:\Program Files (x86)\Realtek\NICDRV_8169\WIN11\InstOpt.txt
  • C:\Program Files (x86)\Realtek\NICDRV_8169\WIN11\rt25cx21x64.cat
  • C:\Program Files (x86)\Realtek\NICDRV_8169\WIN11\rt25cx21x64.inf
  • C:\Program Files (x86)\Realtek\NICDRV_8169\WIN11\rt25cx21x64.sys
  • C:\Program Files (x86)\Realtek\NICDRV_8169\WIN11\rt25dcx21x64.cat
  • C:\Program Files (x86)\Realtek\NICDRV_8169\WIN11\rt25dcx21x64.inf
  • C:\Program Files (x86)\Realtek\NICDRV_8169\WIN11\rt25dcx21x64.sys
  • C:\Program Files (x86)\Realtek\NICDRV_8169\WIN11\rt68cx21x64.cat
  • C:\Program Files (x86)\Realtek\NICDRV_8169\WIN11\rt68cx21x64.inf
  • C:\Program Files (x86)\Realtek\NICDRV_8169\WIN11\rt68cx21x64.sys
  • C:\Program Files (x86)\Realtek\NICDRV_8169\WIN11\rt68dcx21x64.cat
  • C:\Program Files (x86)\Realtek\NICDRV_8169\WIN11\rt68dcx21x64.inf
  • C:\Program Files (x86)\Realtek\NICDRV_8169\WIN11\rt68dcx21x64.sys
  • C:\Program Files (x86)\Realtek\NICDRV_8169\WIN11\rtots640x64.cat
  • C:\Program Files (x86)\Realtek\NICDRV_8169\WIN11\rtots640x64.inf
  • C:\Program Files (x86)\Realtek\NICDRV_8169\WIN11\rtots640x64.sys
  • C:\Program Files (x86)\Realtek\NICDRV_8169\WIN11\setupctrl.txt

Use regedit.exe to manually remove from the Windows Registry the keys below:
  • HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Uninstall\{8833FFB6-5B0C-4764-81AA-06DFEED9A476}
  • HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\Realtek\Realtek Ethernet Controller Driver


How to erase Realtek Ethernet Controller Driver from your PC using Advanced Uninstaller PRO

Realtek Ethernet Controller Driver is a program offered by the software company Realtek. Sometimes, computer users decide to remove this program. This is troublesome because performing this by hand takes some skill related to PCs. One of the best SIMPLE procedure to remove Realtek Ethernet Controller Driver is to use Advanced Uninstaller PRO. Take the following steps on how to do this:





1. If you don't have Advanced Uninstaller PRO already installed on your system, install it. This is a good step because Advanced Uninstaller PRO is an efficient uninstaller and all around utility to optimize your system.

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  • go to Download Link
  • download the setup by clicking on the DOWNLOAD button
  • install Advanced Uninstaller PRO
2. Run Advanced Uninstaller PRO. It's recommended to take some time to get familiar with Advanced Uninstaller PRO's design and wealth of functions available. Advanced Uninstaller PRO is a very useful PC management program.

3. Press the General Tools button
Go to General Tools


4. Click on the Uninstall Programs feature
Go to Uninstall Programs


5. A list of the applications installed on your computer will be made available to you

6. Scroll the list of applications until you find Realtek Ethernet Controller Driver or simply click the Search feature and type in "Realtek Ethernet Controller Driver". If it is installed on your PC the Realtek Ethernet Controller Driver app will be found automatically. When you click Realtek Ethernet Controller Driver in the list of programs, some information regarding the application is available to you:


  • Safety rating (in the lower left corner). This explains the opinion other people have regarding Realtek Ethernet Controller Driver, from "Highly recommended" to "Very dangerous".
  • Opinions by other people - Press the Read reviews button.
  • Technical information regarding the application you are about to uninstall, by clicking on the Properties button.
For instance 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. Click the Uninstall button. A window asking you to confirm will show up. accept the removal by pressing the Uninstall button. Advanced Uninstaller PRO will remove Realtek Ethernet Controller Driver.
Uninstall Realtek Ethernet Controller Driver


8. After removing Realtek Ethernet Controller Driver, Advanced Uninstaller PRO will ask you to run a cleanup. Press Next to go ahead with the cleanup. All the items of Realtek Ethernet Controller Driver that 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 registry entries, files or folders are left behind on your disk.

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

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Disclaimer

The text above is not a piece of advice to remove Realtek Ethernet Controller Driver by Realtek from your PC, we are not saying that Realtek Ethernet Controller Driver by Realtek is not a good application for your computer. This page only contains detailed info on how to remove Realtek Ethernet Controller Driver in case you decide this is what you want to do. The information above contains registry and disk entries that other software left behind and Advanced Uninstaller PRO discovered and classified as "leftovers" on other users' PCs.

2022-08-02 / Written by Daniel Statescu for Advanced Uninstaller PRO

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Last update on: 2022-08-02 15:30:19.220