Driver for VIA Technologies, Inc. VIA HD Audio Win8.1 - downloading and installing it

VIA HD Audio Win8.1 is a MEDIA device. This Windows driver was developed by VIA Technologies, Inc.. The hardware id of this driver is HDAUDIO/FUNC_01&VEN_1106&DEV_0397&SUBSYS_101929B6; this string has to match your hardware.

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

1. Download the 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 Service (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 installation wizard, which should be quite straightforward. The driver installation wizard will analyze your PC for compatible devices and will install the driver.
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7. Restart your computer and enjoy the fresh driver, it is as simple as that.
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This driver is digitally signed.
Download size of the driver: 34603235 bytes (33.00 MB)
This driver was installed by many users and received an average rating of 4.5 stars out of 69310 votes.
This driver is 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 Win8.1 driver

The most important 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. How can you install a driver with DriverMax? Let's see!

1. Start DriverMax and push on the yellow button that says ~SCAN FOR DRIVER UPDATES NOW~. Wait for DriverMax to scan and analyze each driver on your computer.
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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 Win8.1 driver. Click the Update button.
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5. Enjoy using the updated driver! :)
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