DisplayLink Corp. DisplayLink Display Adapter 8041 - two ways of downloading and installing the driver

DisplayLink Display Adapter 8041 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_8041; this string has to match your hardware.

1. How to manually install DisplayLink Corp. DisplayLink Display Adapter 8041 driver

1. Download the driver setup file for DisplayLink Corp. DisplayLink Display Adapter 8041 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 User Access Control (UAC) is running 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 easy to follow. The driver installation wizard will scan your PC for compatible devices and will install the driver.
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7. Restart your PC and enjoy the new driver, it is as simple as that.
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This driver is digitally signed by the manufacturer.
File size of the driver: 5951319 bytes (5.68 MB)
This driver was rated with an average of 4.8 stars by 13094 users.
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 8041 driver

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, not just this one. How easy can you install a driver using DriverMax? Let's take a look!

1. Open 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 PC.
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3. Take a look at the list of available driver updates. Scroll the list down until you find the DisplayLink Corp. DisplayLink Display Adapter 8041 driver. Click the Update button.
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5. That's it, you installed your first driver!
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