Download and install DisplayLink Corp. DisplayLink Display Adapter 8045 driver

DisplayLink Display Adapter 8045 is a USB Display Adapters device. The Windows version of this driver was developed by DisplayLink Corp.. The hardware id of this driver is USB/VID_17e9&PID_8045; this string has to match your hardware.

1. DisplayLink Corp. DisplayLink Display Adapter 8045 - install the driver manually

1. Download the setup file for DisplayLink Corp. DisplayLink Display Adapter 8045 driver from the link below. This is the download link for the driver version 5.5.30661.0 released on 2011-02-16.
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3. Start the driver installation file from a Windows account with the highest privileges (rights). If your User Access Control Service (UAC) is enabled then you will have to confirm the installation of the driver and run the setup with administrative rights.
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5. Go through the driver installation wizard, which should be quite straightforward. The driver installation wizard will scan your PC for compatible devices and will install the driver.
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7. Restart your computer and enjoy the new driver, as you can see it was quite smple.
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This driver is digitally signed.
File size of the driver: 5951319 bytes (5.68 MB)
This driver was rated with an average of 4.1 stars by 14936 users.
This driver is compatible with the following versions of Windows:

• This driver works on Windows 2000 64 bits
• This driver works on Windows Server 2003 64 bits
• This driver works on Windows XP 64 bits
• This driver works on Windows Vista 64 bits
• This driver works on Windows 7 64 bits
• This driver works on Windows 8 64 bits
• This driver works on Windows 8.1 64 bits
• This driver works on Windows 10 64 bits
• This driver works on Windows 11 64 bits

2. Installing the DisplayLink Corp. DisplayLink Display Adapter 8045 driver using DriverMax: the easy way

The most important advantage of using DriverMax is that it will setup the driver for you in the easiest possible way and it will keep each driver up to date. How can you install a driver with DriverMax? Let's take a look!

1. Open DriverMax and click on the yellow button named ~SCAN FOR DRIVER UPDATES NOW~. Wait for DriverMax to scan and analyze each driver on your computer.
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3. Take a look at the list of driver updates. Search the list until you locate the DisplayLink Corp. DisplayLink Display Adapter 8045 driver. Click on Update.
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5. That's it, you installed your first driver!
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