DisplayLink Corp. DisplayLink Display Adapter 42E8 - two ways of downloading and installing the driver

DisplayLink Display Adapter 42E8 is a USB Display Adapters hardware device. The Windows version of this driver was developed by DisplayLink Corp.. The hardware id of this driver is USB/VID_17e9&PID_42E8&MI_00; this string has to match your hardware.

1. Install DisplayLink Corp. DisplayLink Display Adapter 42E8 driver manually

1. Download the setup file for DisplayLink Corp. DisplayLink Display Adapter 42E8 driver from the link below. This download link is for the driver version 7.5.54609.0 released on 2014-03-27.
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3. Start the driver installation file from a Windows account with administrative 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. Follow the driver setup wizard, which should be quite easy to follow. 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 fresh driver, it is as simple as that.
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This driver is not digitally signed.

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2. Installing the DisplayLink Corp. DisplayLink Display Adapter 42E8 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 with DriverMax? Let's see!

1. Open DriverMax and click 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 driver updates. Scroll the list down until you find the DisplayLink Corp. DisplayLink Display Adapter 42E8 driver. Click on Update.
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5. Finished installing the driver!
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