

If you cannot find any of the "special" files listed below, it means that you don’t have any additional integration (feature).


You must have something similar, for the same or other integration: The image below is an example of Realtek driver with Conexant (CXAPO) Integration and the HDA driver type needed to update the Audio device, according to the "special" files lists below is FF04. In Details search for any of the "special" files, for your specific driver, according to the list below.Select the Driver tab and click “ Details”.Navigate to “ Sound, video and game controllers” and open “ Realtek High Definition Audio”.Right click on the Start Menu and select Device Manager or in Search type devmgmt to open Device Manager.To determine which driver you need you must follow these steps: It doesn’t matter if you find the latest version, but make sure to download the suggested by the manufacturer driver for your Audio chip, install that driver and then follow the steps below. If you have the default/generic Windows 10 driver installed, go to the system’s Manufacturer Support page and search for the Audio driver for your system. If you have already installed a Realtek driver, suggested by your board's Manufacturer or if you have clean installed and Windows 10 has installed a Realtek driver for your specific Hardware ID (and not just the default/generic Windows 10 audio driver), then proceed with the steps below. It should be noted that the following methods (either manual or automatic) apply only to Realtek HDA (legacy) drivers and not the modern UAD ones. One of the most asked questions in this thread, is which type of Realtek driver one needs to update his Audio, since there are quite a few available.Īs bluntly put by one of the most knowledgeable fellow members: "this is Greek to me" and he is absolutely right! So let's try to shed some light to this really complicated issue. Here, at Tenforums, we have a very looong and detailed thread regarding updates to the Realtek HD Audio Driver Version, which is maintained regularly.
