Realtek Realtek High Definition Audio - two ways of downloading and installing the driver

Realtek High Definition Audio is a MEDIA hardware device. The developer of this driver was Realtek. The hardware id of this driver is HDAUDIO/FUNC_01&VEN_10EC&DEV_0286&SUBSYS_10280664.

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

1. Download the setup file for Realtek Realtek High Definition Audio driver from the location below. This download link is for the driver version 6.0.1.7312 released on 2014-08-06.
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3. Run the driver installation file from a Windows account with the highest privileges (rights). If your User Access Control Service (UAC) is enabled 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 setup wizard, which should be pretty straightforward. The driver setup 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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This driver is not digitally signed.

Driver rating 3 stars out of 12103 votes.

2. Installing the Realtek Realtek High Definition Audio driver using DriverMax: the easy way

The advantage of using DriverMax is that it will install the driver for you in just a few seconds and it will keep each driver up to date, not just this one. How easy can you install a driver using DriverMax? Let's see!

1. Open DriverMax and push 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 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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