VIA Technologies, Inc. VIA HD Audio Win8 driver download and installation

VIA HD Audio Win8 is a MEDIA hardware device. This driver was developed by VIA Technologies, Inc.. The hardware id of this driver is HDAUDIO/FUNC_01&VEN_1106&DEV_0397&SUBSYS_10431523; this string has to match your hardware.

1. VIA Technologies, Inc. VIA HD Audio Win8 driver - how to install it manually

1. Download the setup file for VIA Technologies, Inc. VIA HD Audio Win8 driver from the location below. This download link is for the driver version 6.0.11.0100 released on 2013-08-08.
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3. Run the driver installation file from a Windows account with administrative rights. If your User Access Control (UAC) is started then you will have to confirm the installation 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 easy to follow. The driver setup wizard will scan your PC for compatible devices and will install the driver.
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7. Restart your PC and enjoy the new driver, it is as simple as that.
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VIA Technologies, Inc. applied a digital signature to this driver.
The file size of this driver is 34448160 bytes (32.85 MB)
This driver was installed by many users and received an average rating of 4.4 stars out of 29269 votes.
This driver is fully compatible with 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. The easy way: using DriverMax to install VIA Technologies, Inc. VIA HD Audio Win8 driver

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 take a look!

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 PC.
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3. Take a look at the list of available driver updates. Search the list until you locate the VIA Technologies, Inc. VIA HD Audio Win8 driver. Click on Update.
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5. That's it, you installed your first driver!
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