Driver for Realtek Realtek Audio - downloading and installing it

Realtek Audio is a MEDIA hardware device. The Windows version of this driver was developed by Realtek. INTELAUDIO/FUNC_01&VEN_10EC&DEV_0256&SUBSYS_10280980 is the matching hardware id of this device.

1. Install Realtek Realtek Audio driver manually

1. Download the driver setup file for Realtek Realtek Audio driver from the location below. This download link is for the driver version 6.0.9556.1 dated 2023-08-01.
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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 running 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 pretty easy to follow. 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, as you can see it was quite smple.
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This driver is digitally signed by Realtek.
The file size of this driver is 24495642 bytes (23.36 MB)
This driver received an average rating of 5 stars out of 74627 votes.
This driver will work for the following versions of Windows:

• This driver works on Windows 10 64 bits
• This driver works on Windows 11 64 bits

2. The easy way: using DriverMax to install Realtek Realtek Audio driver

The 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 using DriverMax? Let's follow a few steps!

1. Start DriverMax and press on the yellow button that says ~SCAN FOR DRIVER UPDATES NOW~. Wait for DriverMax to 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 locate the Realtek Realtek Audio driver. Click the Update button.
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5. Enjoy using the updated driver! :)
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