Download and install DisplayLink Corp. DisplayLink Display Adapter 42A8 driver

DisplayLink Display Adapter 42A8 is a USB Display Adapters device. This Windows driver was developed by DisplayLink Corp.. The hardware id of this driver is USB/VID_17e9&PID_42A8&MI_00; this string has to match your hardware.

1. Install DisplayLink Corp. DisplayLink Display Adapter 42A8 driver manually

1. Download the driver setup file for DisplayLink Corp. DisplayLink Display Adapter 42A8 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. Start the driver setup file from a Windows account with the highest privileges (rights). If your User Access Control (UAC) is running then you will have to accept of the driver and run the setup with administrative rights.
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5. Go through the driver setup wizard, which should be quite easy to follow. The driver setup wizard will analyze 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 DisplayLink Corp..
Download size of the driver: 4784962 bytes (4.56 MB)
Driver rating 4.8 stars out of 11882 votes.
This driver was released for 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 use DriverMax to install DisplayLink Corp. DisplayLink Display Adapter 42A8 driver

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 using DriverMax? Let's take a look!

1. Start DriverMax and press on the yellow button that says ~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 available driver updates. Search the list until you locate the DisplayLink Corp. DisplayLink Display Adapter 42A8 driver. Click on Update.
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5. Finished installing the driver!
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