Focusrite Audio Engineering, Ltd. Scarlett 18i8 3rd Gen driver download and installation

Scarlett 18i8 3rd Gen is a Focusrite Audio device. This Windows driver was developed by Focusrite Audio Engineering, Ltd.. The hardware id of this driver is USB/VID_1235&PID_8214.

1. How to manually install Focusrite Audio Engineering, Ltd. Scarlett 18i8 3rd Gen driver

1. Download the setup file for Focusrite Audio Engineering, Ltd. Scarlett 18i8 3rd Gen driver from the link below. This download link is for the driver version 4.87.4.709 dated 2020-12-11.
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3. Run the driver installation file from a Windows account with administrative rights. If your User Access Control Service (UAC) is running 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 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 PC and enjoy the new driver, as you can see it was quite smple.
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This driver is digitally signed by Focusrite Audio Engineering, Ltd..
Driver file size: 1691494 bytes (1.61 MB)
This driver received an average rating of 4.9 stars out of 44034 votes.
This driver was released for the following versions of Windows:

• This driver works on Windows 2000 32 bits
• This driver works on Windows Server 2003 32 bits
• This driver works on Windows XP 32 bits
• This driver works on Windows Vista 32 bits
• This driver works on Windows 7 32 bits
• This driver works on Windows 8 32 bits
• This driver works on Windows 8.1 32 bits
• This driver works on Windows 10 32 bits
• This driver works on Windows 11 32 bits

2. Installing the Focusrite Audio Engineering, Ltd. Scarlett 18i8 3rd Gen driver using DriverMax: the easy way

The advantage of using DriverMax is that it will setup the driver for you in just a few seconds 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 push on the yellow button named ~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 detected driver updates. Scroll the list down until you locate the Focusrite Audio Engineering, Ltd. Scarlett 18i8 3rd Gen driver. Click on Update.
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5. Enjoy using the updated driver! :)
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