Hauppauge WinTV MiniCard how to download and install the driver

WinTV MiniCard is a MEDIA hardware device. The Windows version of this driver was developed by Hauppauge. The hardware id of this driver is USB/VID_2040&PID_b500.

1. Manually install Hauppauge WinTV MiniCard driver

1. Download the setup file for Hauppauge WinTV MiniCard driver from the location below. This is the download link for the driver version 4.2.32.30144 dated 2012-05-23.
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3. Run the driver installation file from a Windows account with the highest privileges (rights). If your UAC (User Access Control) is started then you will have to accept of the driver and run the setup with administrative rights.
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5. Follow the driver setup wizard, which should be pretty easy to follow. The driver setup wizard will analyze your PC for compatible devices and will install the driver.
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7. Restart your computer and enjoy the updated driver, as you can see it was quite smple.
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Hauppauge applied a digital signature to this driver.
Size of this driver: 593515 bytes (579.60 KB)
Driver rating 5 stars out of 17935 votes.
This driver will work for 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 Hauppauge WinTV MiniCard driver using DriverMax: the easy way

The most important 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, not just this one. How can you install a driver with DriverMax? Let's take a look!

1. Open DriverMax and push on the yellow button that says ~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 detected driver updates. Search the list until you find the Hauppauge WinTV MiniCard driver. Click on Update.
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5. That's all, the driver is now installed!
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