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

VIA HD Audio Win8.1 is a MEDIA hardware device. 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_4441&SUBSYS_105B0DC9.

1. Install VIA Technologies, Inc. VIA HD Audio Win8.1 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. Start the driver installation file from a Windows account with the highest privileges (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. Follow the driver setup wizard, which should be quite straightforward. The driver setup wizard will scan your PC for compatible devices and will install the driver.
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7. Restart your computer and enjoy the updated driver, as you can see it was quite smple.
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This driver is digitally signed by the manufacturer.
Driver file size: 34603235 bytes (33.00 MB)
This driver was rated with an average of 4 stars by 43339 users.
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. Installing the VIA Technologies, Inc. VIA HD Audio Win8.1 driver using DriverMax: the easy way

The advantage of using DriverMax is that it will install the driver for you in the easiest possible way and it will keep each driver up to date, not just this one. How easy can you install a driver with DriverMax? Let's see!

1. Start DriverMax and push on the yellow button named ~SCAN FOR DRIVER UPDATES NOW~. Wait for DriverMax to analyze each driver on your PC.
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3. Take a look at the list of detected driver updates. Search the list until you find the VIA Technologies, Inc. VIA HD Audio Win8.1 driver. Click on Update.
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5. That's it, you installed your first driver!
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