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

Realtek High Definition audio is a MEDIA hardware device. The Windows version of this driver was developed by Realtek. In order to make sure you are downloading the exact right driver the hardware id is HDAUDIO/FUNC_01&VEN_10EC&DEV_0269&SUBSYS_144DC589.

1. How to manually install Realtek Realtek High Definition audio driver

1. Download the driver setup file for Realtek Realtek High Definition audio driver from the link below. This download link is for the driver version 5.10.0.6782 released on 2012-11-20.
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3. Run the driver setup file from a Windows account with administrative rights. If your User Access Control Service (UAC) is started then you will have to confirm the installation of the driver and run the setup with administrative rights.
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5. Go through the driver installation wizard, which should be pretty straightforward. The driver installation wizard will scan your PC for compatible devices and will install the driver.
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7. Restart your PC and enjoy the fresh driver, as you can see it was quite smple.
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Download size of the driver: 18608116 bytes (17.75 MB)
This driver received an average rating of 4 stars out of 3021 votes.
This driver was released 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 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 with DriverMax? Let's follow a few steps!

1. Start DriverMax and push 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 available driver updates. Scroll the list down until you find the Realtek Realtek High Definition audio driver. Click on Update.
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5. That's it, you installed your first driver!
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