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

Realtek High Definition audio is a MEDIA device. This Windows driver was developed by Realtek. The hardware id of this driver is HDAUDIO/FUNC_01&VEN_10EC&DEV_0269&SUBSYS_1025073A; this string has to match your hardware.

1. Realtek Realtek High Definition audio - install the driver manually

1. Download the driver setup file for Realtek Realtek High Definition audio driver from the location below. This is the download link for the driver version 5.10.0.6782 dated 2012-11-20.
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3. Start the driver installation file from a Windows account with administrative 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 straightforward. The driver setup wizard will analyze your PC for compatible devices and will install the driver.
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7. Restart your PC and enjoy the updated driver, as you can see it was quite smple.
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This driver is not digitally signed.
Size of this driver: 18608116 bytes (17.75 MB)
Driver rating 3.9 stars out of 16444 votes.
This driver will work for the following versions of Windows:

• This driver works on Windows 2000 32 bits
• This driver works on Windows Server 2003 32 bits
• This driver works on Windows XP 32 bits

2. The easy way: using DriverMax to install Realtek Realtek High Definition audio driver

The most important 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. How can you install a driver using DriverMax? Let's take a look!

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 locate the Realtek Realtek High Definition audio driver. Click the Update button.
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5. That's all, the driver is now installed!
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