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.. In order to make sure you are downloading the exact right driver the hardware id is HDAUDIO/FUNC_01&VEN_1106&DEV_0397&SUBSYS_105B0E24.

1. Manually install VIA Technologies, Inc. VIA HD Audio Win8 driver

1. Download the setup file for VIA Technologies, Inc. VIA HD Audio Win8 driver from the location below. This is the download link for the driver version 6.0.11.0400 dated 2014-03-03.
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3. Run 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 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 analyze 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 VIA Technologies, Inc..
The file size of this driver is 37540489 bytes (35.80 MB)
This driver was rated with an average of 4.2 stars by 77098 users.
This driver will work for 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. The easy way: using DriverMax to install VIA Technologies, Inc. VIA HD Audio Win8 driver

The most important advantage of using DriverMax is that it will install 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 using DriverMax? Let's take a look!

1. Open DriverMax and press on the yellow button that says ~SCAN FOR DRIVER UPDATES NOW~. Wait for DriverMax to analyze each driver on your computer.
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3. Take a look at the list of driver updates. Search the list until you find 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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