No Internet Access via Ethernet on Windows 10

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So it is somewhat infrequent I'm on the desktop which is connected to the LAN and while on it today I noticed it was connecting on the WIFI instead. Opening up the Network Connections the Realtek PCIe GbE Family Controller Ethernet connection is showing a red X.


Network cable is good.

Ethernet drivers uninstalled, reinstalled, even grabbed the new drivers from the Realtek site and installed.

Device properties state the device is working properly.


I have received numerous Windows Updates which I'm assuming is the possible reason.


Event viewer for the device provides the below which is why I manually updated the driver myself and then rebooted:

Device PCI\VEN_10EC&DEV_8168&SUBSYS_859E1043&REV_11\4&24af259f&0&00E2 requires further installation.


Device PCI\VEN_10EC&DEV_8168&SUBSYS_859E1043&REV_11\4&24af259f&0&00E2 was migrated.

Last Device Instance Id: PCI\VEN_10EC&DEV_8168&SUBSYS_859E1043&REV_11\4&24af259f&0&00E2
Class Guid: {4d36e972-e325-11ce-bfc1-08002be10318}
Location Path:
Migration Rank: 0x0
Present: true


Device PCI\VEN_10EC&DEV_8168&SUBSYS_859E1043&REV_11\4&24af259f&0&00E2 was configured.

Driver Name: rt640x64.inf
Class Guid: {4d36e972-e325-11ce-bfc1-08002be10318}
Driver Date: 04/06/2015
Driver Version: 9.1.406.2015
Driver Provider: Microsoft
Driver Section: RTL8168.ndi.NT
Driver Rank: 0xFF2000
Matching Device Id: PCI\VEN_10EC&DEV_8168&REV_11
Outranked Drivers:
Device Updated: false
Parent Device: PCI\VEN_8086&DEV_9C14&SUBSYS_85341043&REV_E4\3&11583659&0&E2


Driver Management concluded the process to install driver rt640x64.inf_amd64_6610b89eaf17e0fb for Device Instance ID PCI\VEN_10EC&DEV_8168&SUBSYS_859E1043&REV_11\4&24AF259F&0&00E2 with the following status: 0x0.


Device PCI\VEN_10EC&DEV_8168&SUBSYS_859E1043&REV_11\4&24af259f&0&00E2 was started.

Driver Name: rt640x64.inf
Class Guid: {4d36e972-e325-11ce-bfc1-08002be10318}
Service: rt640x64
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