DisplayLink Corp. DisplayLink Display Adapter 042E - two ways of downloading and installing the driver

DisplayLink Display Adapter 042E is a USB Display Adapters hardware device. This Windows driver was developed by DisplayLink Corp.. The hardware id of this driver is USB/VID_17e9&PID_042E.

1. DisplayLink Corp. DisplayLink Display Adapter 042E driver - how to install it manually

1. Download the driver setup file for DisplayLink Corp. DisplayLink Display Adapter 042E driver from the location below. This is the download link for the driver version 5.5.30661.0 released on 2011-02-16.
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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 running then you will have to confirm the installation of the driver and run the setup with administrative rights.
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5. Follow the driver setup wizard, which should be quite straightforward. The driver setup wizard will scan 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.
Size of this driver: 5951319 bytes (5.68 MB)
This driver was rated with an average of 5 stars by 93564 users.
This driver is fully 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. Installing the DisplayLink Corp. DisplayLink Display Adapter 042E 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. How easy can you install a driver using DriverMax? Let's take a look!

1. Open DriverMax and press 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 available driver updates. Search the list until you find the DisplayLink Corp. DisplayLink Display Adapter 042E driver. Click the Update button.
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5. Finished installing the driver!
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