Focusrite Audio Engineering, Ltd. Scarlett 8i6 1st Gen - two ways of downloading and installing the driver

Scarlett 8i6 1st Gen is a Focusrite USB Audio hardware device. This Windows driver was developed by Focusrite Audio Engineering, Ltd.. In order to make sure you are downloading the exact right driver the hardware id is USB/VID_1235&PID_8002.

1. Install Focusrite Audio Engineering, Ltd. Scarlett 8i6 1st Gen driver manually

1. Download the driver setup file for Focusrite Audio Engineering, Ltd. Scarlett 8i6 1st Gen driver from the link below. This is the download link for the driver version 4.63.24.564 dated 2019-06-27.
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3. Start the driver installation file from a Windows account with administrative rights. If your User Access Control (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 analyze your PC for compatible devices and will install the driver.
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7. Shutdown and restart your computer and enjoy the new driver, it is as simple as that.
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This driver is digitally signed by Focusrite Audio Engineering, Ltd..
Download size of the driver: 1683095 bytes (1.61 MB)
This driver was installed by many users and received an average rating of 4.7 stars out of 59708 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 8i6 1st Gen driver using DriverMax: the easy way

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 easy can you install a driver with DriverMax? Let's see!

1. Start DriverMax and push on the yellow button that says ~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 detected driver updates. Scroll the list down until you locate the Focusrite Audio Engineering, Ltd. Scarlett 8i6 1st Gen driver. Click the Update button.
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5. That's all, the driver is now installed!
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