Realtek Realtek High Definition Audio - two ways of downloading and installing the driver

Realtek High Definition Audio is a MEDIA device. This Windows driver was developed by Realtek. HDAUDIO/FUNC_01&VEN_10EC&DEV_0290&SUBSYS_103C80E8 is the matching hardware id of this device.

1. Manually install Realtek Realtek High Definition Audio driver

1. Download the driver setup file for Realtek Realtek High Definition Audio driver from the location below. This is the download link for the driver version 6.0.1.7629 dated 2015-10-06.
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3. Run the driver setup file from a Windows account with administrative rights. If your User Access Control (UAC) is started 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 pretty straightforward. The driver installation wizard will analyze 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 by the manufacturer.
Download size of the driver: 44902413 bytes (42.82 MB)
This driver was rated with an average of 4.8 stars by 73252 users.
This driver was released for the following versions of Windows:

• 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 Realtek Realtek High Definition Audio driver using DriverMax: the easy way

The advantage of using DriverMax is that it will install 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 see!

1. Start DriverMax and press on the yellow button named ~SCAN FOR DRIVER UPDATES NOW~. Wait for DriverMax to analyze each driver on your PC.
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3. Take a look at the list of driver updates. Search the list until you locate the Realtek Realtek High Definition Audio driver. Click the Update button.
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5. Enjoy using the updated driver! :)
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