VIA Technologies, Inc. VIA HD Audio Win8.1 - two ways of downloading and installing the driver

VIA HD Audio Win8.1 is a MEDIA device. The developer of this driver was 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_11067081.

1. How to manually install VIA Technologies, Inc. VIA HD Audio Win8.1 driver

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. Start the driver setup file from a Windows account with administrative rights. If your UAC (User Access Control) is enabled then you will have to accept of the driver and run the setup with administrative rights.
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5. Go through the driver installation wizard, which should be quite 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, as you can see it was quite smple.
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This driver is digitally signed by VIA Technologies, Inc..
Download size of the driver: 34603235 bytes (33.00 MB)
Driver rating 4.3 stars out of 68403 votes.
This driver will work 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. How to install VIA Technologies, Inc. VIA HD Audio Win8.1 driver using DriverMax

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 follow a few steps!

1. Open DriverMax and push 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. 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 all, the driver is now installed!
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