VIA Technologies, Inc. VIA HD Audio Win8.1 - two ways of downloading and installing the driver

VIA HD Audio Win8.1 is a MEDIA device. This driver was developed by VIA Technologies, Inc.. HDAUDIO/FUNC_01&VEN_1106&DEV_E721&SUBSYS_10192227 is the matching hardware id of this device.

1. How to manually install VIA Technologies, Inc. VIA HD Audio Win8.1 driver

1. Download the driver setup file for VIA Technologies, Inc. VIA HD Audio Win8.1 driver from the link below. This is the download link for the driver version 6.0.11.0400 released on 2014-03-03.
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3. Run the driver installation file from a Windows account with administrative rights. If your UAC (User Access Control) is enabled then you will have to accept of the driver and run the setup with administrative rights.
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5. Follow the driver installation wizard, which should be pretty straightforward. The driver installation wizard will scan your PC for compatible devices and will install the driver.
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7. Shutdown and restart your computer and enjoy the fresh driver, as you can see it was quite smple.
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This driver is digitally signed by the manufacturer.
Size of this driver: 37541883 bytes (35.80 MB)
Driver rating 5 stars out of 34732 votes.
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. How to install VIA Technologies, Inc. VIA HD Audio Win8.1 driver using DriverMax

The most important advantage of using DriverMax is that it will install the driver for you in just a few seconds and it will keep each driver up to date, not just this one. How can you install a driver using DriverMax? Let's see!

1. Start DriverMax and press on the yellow button named ~SCAN FOR DRIVER UPDATES NOW~. Wait for DriverMax to scan and analyze each driver on your PC.
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3. Take a look at the list of available driver updates. Scroll the list down until you find the VIA Technologies, Inc. VIA HD Audio Win8.1 driver. Click the Update button.
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5. Finished installing the driver!
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