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

Realtek High Definition Audio is a MEDIA hardware device. This driver was developed by Realtek. HDAUDIO/FUNC_01&VEN_10EC&DEV_0662&SUBSYS_17AA36C0 is the matching hardware id of this device.

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 6.0.1.7824 dated 2016-05-17.
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3. Start the driver setup file from a Windows account with the highest privileges (rights). If your User Access Control (UAC) is started then you will have to accept of the driver and run the setup with administrative rights.
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5. Follow the driver installation wizard, which should be pretty straightforward. The driver installation wizard will analyze your PC for compatible devices and will install the driver.
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7. Shutdown and restart your computer and enjoy the fresh driver, as you can see it was quite smple.
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This driver is digitally signed.
Driver file size: 128747236 bytes (122.78 MB)
This driver was rated with an average of 4.3 stars by 80775 users.
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. The easy way: using DriverMax to install Realtek Realtek High Definition Audio driver

The 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 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 locate 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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