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

DisplayLink Display Adapter 42AF 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_42AF&MI_00.

1. DisplayLink Corp. DisplayLink Display Adapter 42AF driver - how to install it manually

1. Download the driver setup file for DisplayLink Corp. DisplayLink Display Adapter 42AF driver from the link below. This download link is 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 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 quite straightforward. The driver installation wizard will analyze 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..
Size of this driver: 5951319 bytes (5.68 MB)
This driver received an average rating of 4.2 stars out of 30710 votes.
This driver is 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. The easy way: using DriverMax to install DisplayLink Corp. DisplayLink Display Adapter 42AF 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 easy can you install a driver using DriverMax? Let's take a look!

1. Start DriverMax and click 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 42AF driver. Click the Update button.
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5. Enjoy using the updated driver! :)
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