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Realtek audio driver Windows 11

Anonymous
2022-03-23T02:14:51+00:00

Hey,

I recently bought a new ssd and win11, clean installed win 11. Straight to my problem, i cant install realtek driver at all.

I downloaded newest driver from my motherboards site, installed it and nothing happened. I can not even see it in "Device Manager", under sound,video, and game controllers, to uninstall or update. It doesnt show up there. Cant trouble shoot, because obviously its not there. There is no RtkAudioService in task manager.

Everything is up to date. Tried to setup old drivers too, doesnt work. I have sound on my monitors speakers, connected via hdmi. I can use my headphones by USB ports. But when i try to use rear and front jack ports it doesnt have any audio output. Everything were working perfectly before win11. I even booted win 10 from my old hdd and had sounds and all. I cant update my bios (Motherboard model below, F50 version atm) which is another problem i couldnt solve, my monitor doesnt display bios on boot, displays on TV's or old monitors, And idk if it will solve my problem, if it will, i can borrow a monitor. I've tried all solutions on internet except formatting pc again or updating bios. Does anyone has the same problem? Does anybody know how to fix this problem?

Thank you.

Motherboard: Gigabyte A320M-S2H REV 1.1

CPU: Ryzen 2 2600

GPU: XFX RX590

Windows version: 10.0.22000

BIOS Version: F50, UEFI

SMBIOS Version: 3.2

Windows for home | Windows 11 | Devices and drivers

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    Anonymous
    2022-03-23T03:39:04+00:00

    Hi Mustafa. I'm Greg, 10 years awarded Windows MVP, specializing in Installation, Performance, Troubleshooting and Activation, here to help you.

    In the Device Manager what is the driver installed under Sound, Video & Game Controllers for Sound? Realtek should appear there.

    If not try installing the Realtek driver from your motherboard downloads in Safe Mode with Networking (so you have internet), or Safe Mode, accessed by one of these methods: https://www.digitalcitizen.life/4-ways-boot-saf...

    If not then try installing it from Realtek website:
    https://www.realtek.com/en/component/zoo/catego...

    If not then here are troubleshooting steps for Realtek drivers:

    https://techquack.com/troubleshooting-install-r...

    https://www.minitool.com/news/fix-realtek-audio...

    https://windowsreport.com/realtek-hd-audio-mana...
    (Avoid ad links which intrude into editorial copy, especially avoid Restoro, PC Repair Tool and Reimage ads)

    https://www.thewindowsclub.com/download-reinsta...

    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vPVG3oxppJM

    I'll give you all other possible solutions for Sound problems in order of priority, so please try any you've already tried again in order. If you have any problems performing any steps I'll be standing by here to help you.

    1. Restore the Windows Audio Service which may have become disabled: https://troubleshooter.xyz/wiki/fix-audio-servi...
    2. Next try these checklists:
      https://support.microsoft.com/en-US/help/402699...
      https://www.howtogeek.com/443702/how-to-fix-sou...
    3. Right click Volume icon in System Tray, choose Sound Settings, from the Output and Input devices dropdown menus, choose then one(s) affected to see if that helps. If not use the Troubleshoot button nearby.
    4. Run the Playing Sound troubleshooter at Start button > Settings>Update & Security>Troubleshoot.
    5. Try rolling back the sound drivers in Device Manager reached by right clicking the Start button. Choose Sound controller and other audio devices, then Driver tab, then Roll back if available.

    If no newer sound drivers then uninstall the one presently installed in Device Manager, reached by right clicking the Start Button. Restart PC to reinstall.

    Try other and older drivers for your model Sound controller, too. For example, try the next oldest driver in the model's online Support Downloads list. To try all previous drivers installed on your system, in Device Manager choose Sound controller's Driver tab, then Update Driver, then Browse, then Let Me Pick.

    Finally, try installing the latest Sound driver in Compatibility Mode as shown here:
    https://social.technet.microsoft.com/Forums/win...

    I hope this helps. Feel free to ask back any questions and let us know how it goes. I will keep working with you until it's resolved.

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  2. Anonymous
    2022-03-25T02:45:32+00:00

    Thank you for reporting back what worked, to help others.

    Let me know if I can help further. I'll stay subscribed to this thread in case you need anything else, until the system locks it in a few months.

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  3. Anonymous
    2022-03-25T02:35:19+00:00

    Kinda, it was saying its enabled. It said disabled after i updated my bios to the latest. Then i enabled it, solved. So it was a bios version problem

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  4. VARADHARAJAN K 9,676 Reputation points Volunteer Moderator
    2022-03-23T17:31:33+00:00

    You can install Realtek audio driver by using .inf file using device manager , it will work perfectly

    exact driver installation .inf file is located

    *C:\mb_driver_realtekdch_6.0.9225.1\9225.1_UAD_Win10_Win11_2021_0824_123850_WHQL_1458\Win64*

    here is bing video site

    How to Install Realtek HD Audio Driver in windows 10/11/8/7 | How to Update Audio Drivers | - Bing video

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  5. Anonymous
    2022-03-24T23:59:36+00:00

    Hi Mustafa --

    For some reason I didn't get the solution you posted.

    Checking the BIOS for HD sound being enabled is included in the video in steps I first gave. Is this what resolved it?

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