ASRock 980DE3/U3S3: Update Network Adaptor

Hi there,
Specs, Win 1709.
Picked up a WMI error:

Evt 5858 Id = {00000000-0000-0000-0000-000000000000}; ClientMachine = NyMACHINE; User = NT AUTHORITY\SYSTEM; ClientProcessId = 10892; Component = Unknown; Operation = Start IWbemServices::ExecQuery - ROOT\CIMV2 : SELECT ID FROM Win32_ServerFeature; ResultCode = 0x80041010; PossibleCause = Unknown

According to its property pages there's nothing wrong with WMI, but as the above ClientProcess had ceased execution, there's no way of telling what it was or where it came from.
Looking at this blog, it's possible the same approach maybe possible on a different rig. Currently using the Realtek PCIe GBE Family Controller which causes absolutely no issues with perceived functionality. Would using this driver be any better or worse than the ASRock 980DE3/U3S3 Realtek LAN Driver 7048 for Windows 7?
It's a long shot as to whether such an upgrade would clear the error- do you think it is worth trying?
Thanks for reading

Edited by lmstearn - 12 May 2018 at 12:05pm