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. HDAUDIO/FUNC_01&VEN_10EC&DEV_0286&SUBSYS_10280633 is the matching hardware id of this device.

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

1. You can download from the link below the driver installer file for the Realtek Realtek High Definition Audio driver. The archive contains version 6.0.1.7737 dated 2016-02-02 of the driver.
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3. Run the driver installer file from a user account with administrative rights. If your User Access Control Service (UAC) is running please confirm the installation of the driver and run the setup with administrative rights.
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5. Follow the driver setup wizard, which will guide you; it should be quite easy to follow. The driver setup wizard will scan your PC 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.
The file size of this driver is 63370749 bytes (60.44 MB)
This driver was installed by many users and received an average rating of 4.3 stars out of 54693 votes.
This driver will work for 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. Installing the Realtek Realtek High Definition Audio driver using DriverMax: the easy way

The most important advantage of using DriverMax is that it will setup the driver for you in just a few seconds and it will keep each driver up to date. How can you install a driver using DriverMax? Let's follow a few steps!

1. Open DriverMax and click on the yellow button that says ~SCAN FOR DRIVER UPDATES NOW~. Wait for DriverMax to scan and analyze each driver on your PC.
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3. Take a look at the list of available driver updates. Search the list until you locate the Realtek Realtek High Definition Audio driver. Click the Update button.
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5. That's it, you installed your first driver!
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