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where can i download Realtek audio drivers for windows 11, my drivers can't be found
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Hi, I am Dave, I will help you with this.
The most compatible version of the Realtek drivers for your PC are the ones that you can donwlaod from the support page for your PC on the manufacturers website.
If you have any problem locating that support page, click your Start Button, then just type msinfo and press Enter, please provide a screenshot of the resulting System Information window.
The problem is that there is not a Windows 11 download
Hi, I am Dave, I will help you with this.
The most compatible version of the Realtek drivers for your PC are the ones that you can donwlaod from the support page for your PC on the manufacturers website.
If you have any problem locating that support page, click your Start Button, then just type msinfo and press Enter, please provide a screenshot of the resulting System Information window.
I deleted Realtek so I’m not sure what to do. My sound wasn’t working after installing Norton driver updater so I read to uninstall Realtek
Now what should I do? I appreciate any help!
I tried to install from the HP app however I received an error on that as well. I’m at my wits end. It’s so frustrating
Same issue here with following prob.
Got BSOD with automatic restart after Windows 11 24H2 Update while idle on my Dell XPS 15 9570.
Previously I had already checked and updated all Drivers.
eventvwr shows:
The computer restarted after a fatal error.
The error code was: 0x0000007e (0xffffffffc0000005, 0xfffff80765e63a8d, 0xfffff18361166f78, 0xfffff18361166760).
A full dump was saved to: C:\WINDOWS\Minidump\122924-17156-01.dmp. Report ID: 40d5f111-4053-4f4f-940b-9a720c8c1023.
The evaluation (by MS) of the minidumpfile says that the Realtek USB audio driver (version: 6.3.9600.2330) is causing the BSOD!
Therefore, a new version is needed here. This audio driver should be updatet.
Current Driver:
Name: Realtek USB Audio
Manufacturer: Realtek
Driver: C:\WINDOWS\SYSTEM32\DRIVERSTORE\FILEREPOSITORY\RTDUSBAD_DELL.INF_AMD64_1A8F1ED8100D99E0\RTUSBA64.SYS (6.3.9600.2330, 491,28 KB (503.072 Bytes), 12.06.2024 18:39)
Found in some Forums that there should be newer drivers - USB Audio Driver 6.3.9600.2347 or 6.3.9600.2368 for Windows 11, but per manufacturer's website Realtek, these cannot be found.
On manufacturer's website Realtek, found for 'Computer-Peripherie-ICs'
-> PC-Audio-Codecs ->High-Definition-Audio-Codecs=Version ALC888S-VD
-> High Definition Audio Codecs Software
-> for 64bits Vista, Windows7, Windows8, Windows8.1, Windows10 Driver only (Executable file) Version R2.83 with date 2024/08/15, size 258MB.
Win 11 is not mentioned!
Why not? Release date was October 5, 2021!
Anyway, tried to download (several times) the Driver 'ALC888S-VD'(supposedly the latest Driver) manufacturer's website Realtek, but received file with name: 'not confirmed 65118.crdownload' !??? --- never heard that.
Can't do anything with that!
Now I read here: DO NOT INTSALL REALTEK'S WEBSITE DRIVER.
What now? Now I'm no smarter than before.
DO NOT INTSALL REALTEK'S WEBSITE DRIVER.
It is from 2017. READ the README file, R2.83 is 6.0.1.8186 (from 2017).
Go to your computer manufacturer for your realtek audio driver. If it is a windows 10 audio driver with a configuration app that is downloaded from the microsoft store (i.e. realtek audio console) then it is windows 11 compatible. You will be fine.
