Realtek Realtek Audio - two ways of downloading and installing the driver

Realtek Audio is a MEDIA hardware device. This Windows driver was developed by Realtek. HDAUDIO/FUNC_01&VEN_10EC&DEV_0236&SUBSYS_10280881 is the matching hardware id of this device.

1. Install Realtek Realtek Audio driver manually

1. Download the setup file for Realtek Realtek Audio driver from the link below. This is the download link for the driver version 6.0.1.8295 released on 2017-11-07.
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3. Run the driver setup file from a Windows account with the highest privileges (rights). If your UAC (User Access Control) is enabled then you will have to accept of the driver and run the setup with administrative rights.
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5. Follow 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 new driver, as you can see it was quite smple.
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This driver is digitally signed by Realtek.
Download size of the driver: 25702028 bytes (24.51 MB)
This driver received an average rating of 4.2 stars out of 41635 votes.
This driver is fully compatible with the following versions of Windows:

• 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. Installing the Realtek Realtek Audio 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 easy can you install a driver using DriverMax? Let's follow a few steps!

1. Open DriverMax and click on the yellow button named ~SCAN FOR DRIVER UPDATES NOW~. Wait for DriverMax to 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 Realtek Realtek Audio driver. Click the Update button.
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5. That's all, the driver is now installed!
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