Driver for DisplayLink Corp. DisplayLink Display Adapter 8040 - downloading and installing it

DisplayLink Display Adapter 8040 is a USB Display Adapters hardware device. The developer of this driver was DisplayLink Corp.. The hardware id of this driver is USB/VID_17e9&PID_8040.

1. Install DisplayLink Corp. DisplayLink Display Adapter 8040 driver manually

1. Download the driver setup file for DisplayLink Corp. DisplayLink Display Adapter 8040 driver from the link below. This download link is for the driver version 7.2.47873.0 dated 2013-05-09.
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3. Start 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 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 PC and enjoy the fresh driver, it is as simple as that.
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2. Installing the DisplayLink Corp. DisplayLink Display Adapter 8040 driver using DriverMax: the easy way

The advantage of using DriverMax is that it will setup the driver for you in just a few seconds and it will keep each driver up to date. How can you install a driver using DriverMax? Let's follow a few steps!

1. Start 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 computer.
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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 8040 driver. Click on Update.
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5. That's it, you installed your first driver!
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