Download and install Realtek Realtek Audio driver

Realtek Audio is a MEDIA hardware device. This Windows driver was developed by Realtek. The hardware id of this driver is INTELAUDIO/FUNC_01&VEN_10EC&DEV_0298&SUBSYS_10280771; this string has to match your hardware.

1. Realtek Realtek Audio driver - how to install it manually

1. Download the driver setup file for Realtek Realtek Audio driver from the link below. This download link is for the driver version 6.0.1.7746 dated 2016-02-18.
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3. Start the driver setup file from a Windows account with the highest privileges (rights). If your UAC (User Access Control) is started 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 quite easy to follow. The driver setup wizard will analyze your PC for compatible devices and will install the driver.
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7. Restart your computer and enjoy the updated driver, as you can see it was quite smple.
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Realtek applied a digital signature to this driver.
Download size of the driver: 47817161 bytes (45.60 MB)
This driver was installed by many users and received an average rating of 4.7 stars out of 87679 votes.
This driver was released for 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. The easy way: using DriverMax to install Realtek Realtek Audio driver

The most important 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. How can you install a driver with 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 computer.
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3. Take a look at the list of detected driver updates. Search the list until you locate the Realtek Realtek Audio driver. Click on Update.
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5. Enjoy using the updated driver! :)
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