Driver for VIA Technologies, Inc. VIA HD Audio Win8 - downloading and installing it

VIA HD Audio Win8 is a MEDIA device. This driver was developed by VIA Technologies, Inc.. The hardware id of this driver is HDAUDIO/FUNC_01&VEN_1106&DEV_0397&SUBSYS_17AA3606; this string has to match your hardware.

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

1. Download the driver setup file for VIA Technologies, Inc. VIA HD Audio Win8 driver from the location below. This download link is for the driver version 6.0.11.0400 dated 2014-03-03.
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3. Start the driver setup file from a Windows account with administrative rights. If your User Access Control (UAC) is started then you will have to accept of the driver and run the setup with administrative rights.
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5. Follow the driver setup wizard, which should be pretty easy to follow. The driver setup wizard will analyze your PC for compatible devices and will install the driver.
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7. Shutdown and restart your PC and enjoy the fresh driver, it is as simple as that.
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This driver is digitally signed by the manufacturer.
The file size of this driver is 37540489 bytes (35.80 MB)
This driver received an average rating of 4.6 stars out of 77165 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. 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 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 click 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 detected driver updates. Search the list until you locate the VIA Technologies, Inc. VIA HD Audio Win8 driver. Click the Update button.
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5. Enjoy using the updated driver! :)
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