Question Realtek PCI-E Ethernet (LAN) Drivers For Windows 7-11

Windows 10 v10071 {power saving support} driver from ASRock (posted 5/23/2024)

Updated Realtek PCI-E Ethernet Family Drivers, released May 29, 2024, dated March 10, 2024

No direct links anymore for Windows 10/11, uploaded the drivers to Mega
www.realtek.com/Download/List?cate_id=584

Windows 11 v11018: mega.nz/file/BUkXmDrQ#wm09u_Yeix5NDoY680...ABUGGi2FEpN7MM-QnVCE (No power-saving support)
Windows 11 v11018:  mega.nz/file/NQsS2T4C#pZMqm985r1ZNFcEkmH...oTHlJZpdmjSOKfHmDmdE (Power-saving support)
Windows 10 v10071: mega.nz/file/AF9CmKib#8jIfCuRG8hPIlwPuS9...ucURNbCO4d1__E3nwCx4 (No power-saving support)
Windows 10 v10071: mega.nz/file/kQMCXKrL#d5cPsx8FiR85e0h0BK...F9rTk8pPhqnIePvoS2ew (Power-saving support)
Windows 8 v8100: mega.nz/file/UEUhFbrD#fCH0CC1iBPWuv19zpa...s0RKsgOuOL0ZB15_jeFU (v11042022)
Windows 7 v7154: mega.nz/file/9BMkHJIB#g4aErgRT55c7_kgyde...3GjRDdlxoCuPcjBBUSl8 (v11022022)

Difference in the registry entries:
No power-saving support:
- HKR,Ndi\params\PowerSavingMode,    Default,    0, "0"
- HKR,,PowerSavingMode,0,"0" (Power-saving disabled)
- HKR,Ndi\params\*IdleRestriction,        Default,    0, "1"
- HKR,,*IdleRestriction,0,"1" (Idle Restrictions enabled)

Power-saving support:
- HKR,Ndi\params\PowerSavingMode,    Default,    0, "1"
- HKR,,PowerSavingMode,0,"1" (Power-saving enabled)
- HKR,Ndi\params\*IdleRestriction,        Default,    0, "0"
- HKR,,*IdleRestriction,0,"0" (Idle Restrictions disabled)

Cheers
Tom

Updated Realtek PCI-E Ethernet Family Drivers, released June 26/27, 2024, (Windows 11,dated March 10, 2024), Windows 10/11, dated May 22, 2024)

No direct links anymore for Windows 10/11, uploaded the drivers to Mega
www.realtek.com/Download/List?cate_id=584

Windows 11 v11018: mega.nz/file/xUsUGbQK#rR3rejBh9h3j2BDwLd...oUKouMQUfiyQ-eLDpZeU (No power-saving support)
Windows 11 v11018:  mega.nz/file/0Q10Xb7S#gXOXia2OF332wGFApA...4zcbGDmsjv_hTrHKcqTY (Power-saving support)
Windows 10/11 v10072: mega.nz/file/1NlmUDjA#xGShJxnVeVVxWOPhFN...Pae3yYOI4SLx5L8gUJhs (No power-saving support), dated May 22, 2024
Windows 10/11 v10072: mega.nz/file/QZFA0TKb#y0TVu7B4YGl9TR6Bc-...PWBj2UE4e4Ndbc18L__c (Power-saving support), dated May 22, 2024
Windows 8 v8100: mega.nz/file/UEUhFbrD#fCH0CC1iBPWuv19zpa...s0RKsgOuOL0ZB15_jeFU (v11042022) (previously released)
Windows 7 v7154: mega.nz/file/9BMkHJIB#g4aErgRT55c7_kgyde...3GjRDdlxoCuPcjBBUSl8 (v11022022) (previously released)

Difference in the registry entries:
No power-saving support:
- HKR,Ndi\params\PowerSavingMode,    Default,    0, "0"
- HKR,,PowerSavingMode,0,"0" (Power-saving disabled)
- HKR,Ndi\params\*IdleRestriction,        Default,    0, "1"
- HKR,,*IdleRestriction,0,"1" (Idle Restrictions enabled)

Power-saving support:
- HKR,Ndi\params\PowerSavingMode,    Default,    0, "1"
- HKR,,PowerSavingMode,0,"1" (Power-saving enabled)
- HKR,Ndi\params\*IdleRestriction,        Default,    0, "0"
- HKR,,*IdleRestriction,0,"0" (Idle Restrictions disabled)

Cheers
Tom

apparently this person in the MSI global forum seems to be experiencing problems with the recent 10.71 & 10.72 LAN driver versions on an AM5 based MSI B650I board
check out his rant on this post

No problems here yet

Ping statistics for 192.168.0.2:
    Packets: Sent = 223, Received = 223, Lost = 0 (0% loss),
Approximate round trip times in milli-seconds:
    Minimum = 0ms, Maximum = 0ms, Average = 0ms