But when they fix the issue you can turn everything back on and start using android apps on your windows 11 again. Your downside is it wont let you run android apps. Restart your PC for the changes to take effect.Īnd after your restart you windows stops blocking the Realtek PCle GbE Family Controller and seems to work perfect after. Make sure you uncheck the following features from the list: Virtual Machine Platform Select Disabled, then click on Apply and OK.Ĭlick the Search icon from the Taskbar, type windows features, and select Turn Windows features on or off. Local Computer Policy\Computer Configuration\Administrative Templates\System\Device Guardĭouble-click Turn on Virtualization Based Security. Why no clue but it will fix it.ġ Press the Windows key + R to start Run, type gpedit.msc and press Enter or click OK
Turning this off fixed the issue and stop windows from blocking the Realtek PCle GbE Family Controller. The reason why Realtek PCle GbE Family Controller is failing is because your windows 11 is running with Virtualization-Based Security on. I got the same issue my Realtek PCle GbE Family Controller is failing but there is a solution for it :) One downside you wont be able to use android apps. I'd like to know whether this is a Windows or Realtek issue, so I can followup for support accordingly.Īny other logs/debugging I can gather or provide? System Requirements Operating Systems Windows® 7 64-bit File Info File Name EP0000551439. This driver also resolves the yellow exclamation point error that may appear in Device Manager next to 'Ethernet Controller' which indicates that a driver is not installed for that device. The problem right now is that they cannot co-exist. This utility installs the Realtek PCIe GBE Family Controller driver.
BTW, i tried installing the latest drivers too but they don't work. Some conflict occurs between the Virtual Machine Platform feature and Realtek Ethernet drivers. I would like to run WSL 2 based Linux and be able to use my ethernet card. Observe that resolution is restored to normal, and Realtek Gaming Gbe Family Controller driver loads successfully and the ethernet card can be used again.Open WSL 2 based distro (Ubuntu), and verify that it works.The ethernet card is no longer visible in network settings and cannot be used anymore. Contact the hardware vendor for a new driver. If hardware, I imagine 'replace it' is my only option so Ill tag it as networking first. Not sure if this is a hardware or networking problem. Open Device manage, and notice that Realtek Gaming Gbe Family Controller fails with: The driver for this device has been blocked from starting because it is known to have problems with Windows. Realtek PCIe GBE Family Controller missing from Device Manager after hard drive failure, ethernet connected to PC but PC does not recognize ethernet cable.