VIA Technologies, Inc. VIA HD Audio Win8.1 driver download and installation

VIA HD Audio Win8.1 is a MEDIA device. This driver was developed by VIA Technologies, Inc.. The hardware id of this driver is HDAUDIO/FUNC_01&VEN_1106&DEV_8446&SUBSYS_15581310; this string has to match your hardware.

1. 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 link below. This is the download link for the driver version 6.0.11.0400 dated 2014-03-03.
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3. Run the driver setup file from a Windows account with the highest privileges (rights). If your User Access Control (UAC) is started then you will have to accept of the driver and run the setup with administrative rights.
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5. Follow the driver installation wizard, which should be quite easy to follow. The driver installation 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.
File size of the driver: 34603235 bytes (33.00 MB)
This driver was rated with an average of 4.5 stars by 81232 users.
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. Installing the VIA Technologies, Inc. VIA HD Audio Win8.1 driver using DriverMax: the easy way

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

1. Open DriverMax and click on the yellow button that says ~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 the Update button.
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5. Finished installing the driver!
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