Driver for DisplayLink Corp. DisplayLink Display Adapter 42AC - downloading and installing it

DisplayLink Display Adapter 42AC is a USB Display Adapters 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_42AC&MI_00.

1. DisplayLink Corp. DisplayLink Display Adapter 42AC - install the driver manually

1. Download the driver setup file for DisplayLink Corp. DisplayLink Display Adapter 42AC driver from the location below. This download link is for the driver version 7.2.47873.0 released on 2013-05-09.
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3. Start 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 quite straightforward. The driver setup wizard will scan your PC for compatible devices and will install the driver.
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7. Shutdown and restart your computer and enjoy the updated driver, as you can see it was quite smple.
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This driver is not digitally signed.

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2. Installing the DisplayLink Corp. DisplayLink Display Adapter 42AC 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 using DriverMax? Let's follow a few steps!

1. Start 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 computer.
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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 42AC driver. Click the Update button.
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5. That's all, the driver is now installed!
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