Realtek Realtek High Definition Audio driver download and installation

Realtek High Definition Audio is a MEDIA hardware device. This Windows driver was developed by Realtek. HDAUDIO/FUNC_01&VEN_10EC&DEV_0899&SUBSYS_80862040 is the matching hardware id of this device.

1. Manually install Realtek Realtek High Definition Audio driver

1. Download the setup file for Realtek Realtek High Definition Audio driver from the link below. This is the download link for the driver version 6.0.1.6809 released on 2012-12-25.
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3. Run the driver setup file from a Windows account with the highest privileges (rights). If your User Access Control Service (UAC) is enabled then you will have to accept of the driver and run the setup with administrative rights.
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5. Go through the driver setup wizard, which should be quite easy to follow. The driver setup 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 updated driver, it is as simple as that.
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This driver is not digitally signed.

This driver received an average rating of 3.3 stars out of 41106 votes.

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 the easiest possible way and it will keep each driver up to date, not just this one. How can you install a driver using DriverMax? Let's see!

1. Start DriverMax and click 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 detected driver updates. Search the list 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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