VIA Technologies, Inc. VIA HD Audio Win8.1 how to download and install the driver

VIA HD Audio Win8.1 is a MEDIA device. The Windows version of 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_10192989.

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

1. Download the driver setup file for VIA Technologies, Inc. VIA HD Audio Win8.1 driver from the location below. This is the download link for the driver version 6.0.11.0400 released on 2014-03-03.
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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 installation wizard, which should be pretty straightforward. The driver installation 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.
File size of the driver: 34603235 bytes (33.00 MB)
This driver received an average rating of 4 stars out of 6818 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. Using DriverMax to install VIA Technologies, Inc. VIA HD Audio Win8.1 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 easy 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 available driver updates. Scroll the list down until you find the VIA Technologies, Inc. VIA HD Audio Win8.1 driver. Click the Update button.
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5. That's it, you installed your first driver!
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