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

Realtek High Definition Audio is a MEDIA hardware device. This driver was developed by Realtek. HDAUDIO/FUNC_01&VEN_10EC&DEV_0298&SUBSYS_144DC126 is the matching hardware id of this device.

1. Realtek Realtek High Definition Audio driver - how to install it 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 6.0.1.8018 released on 2016-12-14.
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3. Run the driver setup file from a Windows account with administrative rights. If your User Access Control (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. Follow the driver installation wizard, which should be quite easy to follow. The driver installation wizard will scan your PC for compatible devices and will install the driver.
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7. Shutdown and restart your computer and enjoy the new driver, as you can see it was quite smple.
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Realtek applied a digital signature to this driver.
The file size of this driver is 46517975 bytes (44.36 MB)
This driver received an average rating of 4.9 stars out of 93190 votes.
This driver is compatible with the following versions of Windows:

• This driver works on Windows Vista 64 bits
• This driver works on Windows 7 64 bits
• This driver works on Windows 8 64 bits
• This driver works on Windows 8.1 64 bits
• This driver works on Windows 10 64 bits
• This driver works on Windows 11 64 bits

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

1. Open DriverMax and press on the yellow button named ~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 detected 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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