VIA Technologies, Inc. VIA HD Audio Win8 how to download and install the driver

VIA HD Audio Win8 is a MEDIA device. The Windows version of this driver was developed by VIA Technologies, Inc.. The hardware id of this driver is HDAUDIO/FUNC_01&VEN_1106&DEV_4441&SUBSYS_14627740; this string has to match your hardware.

1. VIA Technologies, Inc. VIA HD Audio Win8 - install the driver manually

1. Download the setup file for VIA Technologies, Inc. VIA HD Audio Win8 driver from the link below. This is the download link for the driver version 6.0.11.0400 released on 2014-03-03.
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3. Start the driver setup file from a Windows account with the highest privileges (rights). If your User Access Control Service (UAC) is enabled 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 scan your PC for compatible devices and will install the driver.
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7. Restart your PC and enjoy the fresh 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 37540489 bytes (35.80 MB)
This driver was rated with an average of 4.2 stars by 52494 users.
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 install 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 follow a few steps!

1. Start DriverMax and press on the yellow button that says ~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 available driver updates. Scroll the list down until you locate the VIA Technologies, Inc. VIA HD Audio Win8 driver. Click on Update.
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5. Enjoy using the updated driver! :)
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