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

Realtek High Definition Audio SST is a MEDIA device. This Windows driver was developed by Realtek. The hardware id of this driver is INTELAUDIO/FUNC_01&VEN_10EC&DEV_0256&SUBSYS_10280784; this string has to match your hardware.

1. How to manually install Realtek Realtek High Definition Audio SST driver

1. Download the driver setup file for Realtek Realtek High Definition Audio SST driver from the link below. This download link is for the driver version 6.0.1.7737 released on 2016-02-02.
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3. Run the driver setup file from a Windows account with administrative rights. If your User Access Control Service (UAC) is running 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 pretty straightforward. The driver setup 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 fresh driver, as you can see it was quite smple.
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This driver is digitally signed by Realtek.
File size of the driver: 47979904 bytes (45.76 MB)
Driver rating 4.1 stars out of 76606 votes.
This driver is fully 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 SST driver using DriverMax: the easy way

The advantage of using DriverMax is that it will install 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 follow a few steps!

1. Open DriverMax and push on the yellow button that says ~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. Scroll the list down until you locate the Realtek Realtek High Definition Audio SST driver. Click the Update button.
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5. That's all, the driver is now installed!
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