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

Realtek High Definition Audio is a MEDIA device. This driver was developed by Realtek. The hardware id of this driver is HDAUDIO/FUNC_01&VEN_10EC&DEV_0272&SUBSYS_17AA362B; this string has to match your hardware.

1. Install Realtek Realtek High Definition Audio 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 6.0.1.6738 released on 2012-09-25.
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3. Start the driver installation file from a Windows account with the highest privileges (rights). If your User Access Control (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 installation wizard, which should be pretty easy to follow. 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, it is as simple as that.
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This driver was not digitally signed.

Driver rating 3.8 stars out of 7114 votes.

2. How to install Realtek Realtek High Definition Audio driver using DriverMax

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, not just this one. How can you install a driver with 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 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 all, the driver is now installed!
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