I also noticed the network settings totally differ on the desktop and the laptop:ĭesktop (working) correct identified driver:

I also noticed when I plug in the adapter, it is first named correctly 'Realtek USB GbE Family Controller' in the device manager on my laptop but then deactivates again and activates as 'Realtek USB FE Family Controller'.

I tried to deinstall the driver via device manager and also clicked remove the driver on my laptop and Windows installed version 10.5.915 again afterwards, but it stays broken, it stays with the weird naming 'Realtek USB FE Family Controller' instead of 'Realtek USB GbE Family Controller' like it is on the desktop. The desktop has still the old driver 10.5.915. I looked onto the Realtek site and it seems there was a driver update a few weeks ago to: and it seems that Windows downloaded the driver a few days ago on my laptop and since then it got broken. The correct naming should be, was, and is still on the desktop: Realtek USB FE Family Controller, which seems to be wrong. Because on the laptop the device shows as: It took me some time but I think the problem is a weird driver issue. It always shows 'identifying network': automatic and manual IP config dont work, both work fine on the desktop. It worked fine before and it is also still working fine on my desktop PC, a Windows 10 Pro. I have a weird problem on my Windows 10 Home laptop since a few days my Realtek USB 3.0 GbE adapter isnt working anymore.

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