DisplayLink Corp. DisplayLink Display Adapter 0257 how to download and install the driver

DisplayLink Display Adapter 0257 is a USB Display Adapters hardware device. The Windows version of this 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_0257&MI_00.

1. Install DisplayLink Corp. DisplayLink Display Adapter 0257 driver manually

1. Download the driver setup file for DisplayLink Corp. DisplayLink Display Adapter 0257 driver from the link below. This is the download link for the driver version 5.0.17480.0 released on 2009-03-16.
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3. Start the driver installation file from a Windows account with the highest privileges (rights). If your User Access Control (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 pretty straightforward. The driver installation wizard will scan your PC for compatible devices and will install the driver.
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7. Restart your PC and enjoy the updated driver, as you can see it was quite smple.
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This driver is digitally signed by DisplayLink Corp..
Driver file size: 279592 bytes (273.04 KB)
This driver received an average rating of 4.4 stars out of 8133 votes.
This driver was released 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 DisplayLink Corp. DisplayLink Display Adapter 0257 driver using DriverMax: the easy way

The most important advantage of using DriverMax is that it will setup 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. Open 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 detected driver updates. Scroll the list down until you find the DisplayLink Corp. DisplayLink Display Adapter 0257 driver. Click the Update button.
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5. Finished installing the driver!
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