DisplayLink Corp. DisplayLink Display Adapter 0256 - two ways of downloading and installing the driver

DisplayLink Display Adapter 0256 is a USB Display Adapters hardware device. This Windows driver was developed by DisplayLink Corp.. In order to make sure you are downloading the exact right driver the hardware id is USB/VID_17e9&PID_0256.

1. Install DisplayLink Corp. DisplayLink Display Adapter 0256 driver manually

1. Download the setup file for DisplayLink Corp. DisplayLink Display Adapter 0256 driver from the location below. This download link is for the driver version 5.5.30661.0 dated 2011-02-16.
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3. Run the driver setup file from a Windows account with the highest privileges (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 setup wizard, which should be pretty straightforward. The driver setup wizard will analyze your PC for compatible devices and will install the driver.
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7. Restart your PC 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.
Driver file size: 4784962 bytes (4.56 MB)
This driver received an average rating of 4.7 stars out of 32801 votes.
This driver is compatible with the following versions of Windows:

• This driver works on Windows 2000 32 bits
• This driver works on Windows Server 2003 32 bits
• This driver works on Windows XP 32 bits
• This driver works on Windows Vista 32 bits
• This driver works on Windows 7 32 bits
• This driver works on Windows 8 32 bits
• This driver works on Windows 8.1 32 bits
• This driver works on Windows 10 32 bits
• This driver works on Windows 11 32 bits

2. How to install DisplayLink Corp. DisplayLink Display Adapter 0256 driver using DriverMax

The 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 follow a few steps!

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 detected driver updates. Scroll the list down until you find the DisplayLink Corp. DisplayLink Display Adapter 0256 driver. Click on Update.
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5. That's it, you installed your first driver!
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