After the driver installation is complete, plug your USB Ethernet adapter back into the Windows 11 computer. The virtual drive should no longer appear. Instead, Windows should immediately recognize it as a standard network device, and the Ethernet connection should be established automatically.
: Residual driver files can block new installations. Open the Windows Device Manager by right-clicking Start, expand Network adapters , right-click your Realtek controller, and select Uninstall device (check "Delete the driver software for this device"). rtknicdriverinstallersfxexe windows 11 fixed