Driver for Realtek Realtek High Definition Audio - downloading and installing it

Realtek High Definition Audio is a MEDIA device. The Windows version of this driver was developed by Realtek. The hardware id of this driver is HDAUDIO/FUNC_01&VEN_10EC&DEV_0260&SUBSYS_103C3016; this string has to match your hardware.

1. Install Realtek Realtek High Definition Audio driver manually

1. You can download from the link below the driver setup file for the Realtek Realtek High Definition Audio driver. The archive contains version 6.0.1.5972 released on 2009-11-02 of the driver.
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3. Run the driver installer file from a user account with the highest privileges (rights). If your User Access Control Service (UAC) is enabled please confirm the installation of the driver and run the setup with administrative rights.
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5. Follow the driver installation wizard, which will guide you; it should be pretty easy to follow. The driver installation wizard will analyze your computer and will install the right driver.
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7. When the operation finishes restart your PC in order to use the updated driver. It is as simple as that to install a Windows driver!
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This driver is digitally signed by the manufacturer.
File size of the driver: 9439743 bytes (9.00 MB)
Driver rating 4.9 stars out of 63920 votes.
This driver is compatible with the following versions of Windows:

• This driver works on Windows Vista 32 bits
• This driver works on Windows 7 32 bits
• This driver works on Windows 8 32 bits
• This driver works on Windows 8.1 32 bits
• This driver works on Windows 10 32 bits
• This driver works on Windows 11 32 bits

2. Using DriverMax to install Realtek Realtek High Definition Audio driver

The advantage of using DriverMax is that it will setup 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 see!

1. Open DriverMax and click 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 available driver updates. Scroll the list down until you locate the Realtek Realtek High Definition Audio driver. Click the Update button.
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5. Finished installing the driver!
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