Driver for Focusrite Audio Engineering, Ltd. Scarlett 18i8 2nd Gen - downloading and installing it

Scarlett 18i8 2nd Gen is a Focusrite USB Audio device. This Windows driver was developed by Focusrite Audio Engineering, Ltd.. USB/VID_1235&PID_8204 is the matching hardware id of this device.

1. Manually install Focusrite Audio Engineering, Ltd. Scarlett 18i8 2nd Gen driver

1. Download the setup file for Focusrite Audio Engineering, Ltd. Scarlett 18i8 2nd Gen driver from the link below. This is the download link for the driver version 4.64.15.598 released on 2019-11-18.
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3. Start the driver installation file from a Windows account with the highest privileges (rights). If your User Access Control Service (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 straightforward. The driver installation wizard will scan your PC for compatible devices and will install the driver.
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7. Restart your PC and enjoy the fresh driver, as you can see it was quite smple.
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This driver is digitally signed by Focusrite Audio Engineering, Ltd..
Download size of the driver: 1873895 bytes (1.79 MB)
This driver was installed by many users and received an average rating of 4.2 stars out of 6713 votes.
This driver is compatible with the following versions of Windows:

• This driver works on Windows 2000 64 bits
• This driver works on Windows Server 2003 64 bits
• This driver works on Windows XP 64 bits
• 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 Focusrite Audio Engineering, Ltd. Scarlett 18i8 2nd Gen driver using DriverMax: the easy way

The most important 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 follow a few steps!

1. Start DriverMax and push on the yellow button that says ~SCAN FOR DRIVER UPDATES NOW~. Wait for DriverMax to scan and 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 locate the Focusrite Audio Engineering, Ltd. Scarlett 18i8 2nd Gen driver. Click on Update.
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5. That's it, you installed your first driver!
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