DisplayLink Corp. DisplayLink Display Adapter 8050 - two ways of downloading and installing the driver

DisplayLink Display Adapter 8050 is a USB Display Adapters hardware device. 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_8050.

1. How to manually install DisplayLink Corp. DisplayLink Display Adapter 8050 driver

1. Download the setup file for DisplayLink Corp. DisplayLink Display Adapter 8050 driver from the location below. This download link is for the driver version 7.6.55049.0 dated 2014-04-22.
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3. Run the driver installation file from a Windows account with administrative rights. If your User Access Control (UAC) is running then you will have to accept of the driver and run the setup with administrative rights.
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5. Go through the driver setup wizard, which should be pretty straightforward. The driver setup 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 was not digitally signed.

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2. Installing the DisplayLink Corp. DisplayLink Display Adapter 8050 driver using DriverMax: the easy way

The advantage of using DriverMax is that it will install 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 named ~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 8050 driver. Click on Update.
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5. That's all, the driver is now installed!
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