Driver for VIA Technologies, Inc. VIA High Definition Audio - downloading and installing it

VIA High Definition Audio is a MEDIA hardware 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_11060301.

1. How to manually install VIA Technologies, Inc. VIA High Definition Audio driver

1. Download the driver setup file for VIA Technologies, Inc. VIA High Definition Audio driver from the location below. This download link is for the driver version 6.0.10.1200 dated 2012-10-22.
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3. Start the driver installation file from a Windows account with administrative rights. If your UAC (User Access Control) is started 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 setup wizard, which should be quite straightforward. The driver setup wizard will analyze 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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VIA Technologies, Inc. applied a digital signature to this driver.
The file size of this driver is 12088751 bytes (11.53 MB)
This driver was installed by many users and received an average rating of 4.8 stars out of 20215 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. The easy way: using DriverMax to install VIA Technologies, Inc. VIA High Definition Audio driver

The most important 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 can you install a driver with DriverMax? Let's take a look!

1. Open DriverMax and press 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 driver updates. Search the list until you locate the VIA Technologies, Inc. VIA High Definition Audio driver. Click on Update.
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5. That's it, you installed your first driver!
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