How to fix Realtek HD Audio Manager is missing [Solved]

If you’re having problems with your headphones or speakers, the issue might be with the audio driver. In this guide, I will tell How to Fix Realtek HD Audio Manager is missing. I also had a similar issue and I spent a lot of time learning how to fix it. It took me 10 hours to find the right solution. So I decided to write about it. I hope it saves your time.

Your PC uses the audio driver to convert the analog sound from a microphone, a guitar, or your phone into digital bits that the computer can understand.

Realtek HD Audio Manager is one of the most frequently used sound card driver programs, aimed at providing users with the most accurate sound quality from the sound chips on their motherboard.

It provides access to all onboard hardware functions, resolves compatibility issues that may exist with basic Windows drivers, fixes numerous errors that may arise during product use, and adds support for new operating systems.

This driver bundle includes support for all main sound codecs, allowing your PC to process audio, playback multimedia, record audio, control speakers, and many other things. To start with

Enable Realtek HD Audio Manager on the Startup tab

Right-click on the Start button and launch the Task Manager.

Go to the Startup section.

Look for the Realtek HD Audio Manager.

If the status is Disabled, right-click it and select Enable from the drop-down menu.
Restart the system.

Update the Realtek HD Audio Driver

Method 1 : Through Device Manager

You can update your Realtek sound card’s driver through Device Manager. To do this:

Step 1: Press Windows Key + X

Step 2: Select Device Manager

Step 3: Expand Sound, video, and game controllers

Step 4: Right-click on Realtek High Definition Audio

Step 5: Select Update Driver Software

Step 6: Select Search automatically for updated driver software

If there are any drivers that windows find it should install them automatically, however it might say that the best drivers are up to date, if you want you can click on search for updated drivers.

If this doesn’t work follow Method 2

Method 2 : Manually

In method 2 you need to download and install the driver manually.
To do this make sure you are installing the correct version of the driver.
To check the correct version of Realtek HD audio software, perform the following step.

Step 1: Click Start.

Step 2: Right-click Computer, and then click Properties.

Step 3: At the left pane, click Device Manager.

Step 4: Double-click the Sound, video, and game controllers category.

Step 5: Double-click Realtek High Definition Audio Driver.

Step 6: Click the Driver tab.

Step 7: Check Driver Version.

To manually update your Realtek audio driver you need to follow these steps:

Step 1. The very first thing you need to do is to download the driver from our website.

(You can download it from here)

Step 2. After you have downloaded the driver, you need to unzip it to a folder on your desktop or any other place.

Step 3. When the download is complete, you must run the setup file (Make sure that you are logged on with an administrative account).

Step 4. You must follow the instructions that will be displayed on your screen.

Step 5. When you are finished, you must restart your computer.

All set

Reinstall Realtek HD Audio Manager and Drivers

Step 1 : Removing Driver

Method 1

Make sure you have a backup of your system. If you have a backup, you can restore your system to the previous working state. If you don’t have a backup, you can create one now.

Step 1. Open the Start menu, type Control Panel, and click the Control Panel app.

Step 2. Click on the Uninstall a program option under the Programs category. This will open a list of all programs installed on your system.

Step 3. Look for the Realtek HD Audio Manager Driver, and click the Uninstall button.

Step 4. Follow the on-screen prompts to finish the uninstall process.

Method 2 

Step 1. Press the Windows key and the X key at the same time, then select Device Manager.

Step 2. Expand Sound, Video, and Game Controllers by clicking on them.

Step 3. Right-click on the sound card driver and then click Uninstall.

Step 4. If the system prompts you for a confirmation, click OK.

You can follow the above steps to uninstall Realtek HD Audio Manager Driver and can follow the following steps to reinstall it again.

Step 2 : Installing Driver

Method 1 : Automatic Update

The Automatic Update option is the easiest method. It is recommended for users who are not good at computer operations. You can choose one of the two Automatic Update Methods below:

Update Realtek HD Audio Manager Drivers Automatically Using Windows Update

Step 1. Open Device Manager by pressing the Windows + R keys, type ‘devmgmt.msc’ into the Run box, and click OK.

Step 2. Right-click Sound, video, and game controllers.

Step 3. Click on “Scan for Hardware Changes”

Windows will automatically install the latest version of the Realtek driver.

Method 2 : Download the latest driver

Download the latest drivers for your Realtek HD Audio Manager from the official website.

Step 1. Go to this link.

Step 2. Click on the Download button.

Step 3. Choose Run or Save.

Step 4. The Self-Extracting window appears.

Step 5. Click OK.

Step 6. The process will start extracting the files to the hard drive.

Step 7. After the process is completed, go to the folder where the file was extracted.

Step 8. Click on the setup file.

Step 9. Follow the on-screen prompts to finish the installation process.

Step 10. You must follow the instructions that will be displayed on your screen.

Step 11. When you are finished, you must restart your computer.

Step 12. Verify

Method 3 : Manually update Realtek HD Audio Manager Drivers

Step 1. Go to Device Manager by pressing the Windows + R keys, type “devmgmt.msc” into the Run box, and click OK.

Step 2. Expand Sound, video, and game controllers.

Step 3. Right-click Realtek HD Audio Manager and then click Update driver.

Step 4. Choose Search automatically for updated driver software.

This will automatically update your Realtek driver. If it doesn’t then repeat the above process and instead of clicking ‘ Search automatically for updated driver software’ Choose

Step 4. Choose “Browse my computer for driver software”.

Step 5. Click Let me pick from a list of device drivers on my computer.

(You can download it from here)

Step 6. Click High Definition Audio Controller.

Step 7. Click Next.

Step 8. Click Yes.

Step 9. The driver is now updated.

Make sure you are installing the correct version of the driver.
To check the correct version of Realtek HD audio software, perform the following step.

Step 1: Click Start.

Step 2: Right-click Computer, and then click Properties.

Step 3: At the left pane, click Device Manager.

Step 4: Double-click the Sound, video, and game controllers category.

Step 5: Double-click Realtek High Definition Audio Driver.

Step 6: Click the Driver tab.

Step 7: Check Driver Version.

Congratulations!! Go ahead and give yourself a treat. You did a great job and successfully installed Realtek HD Driver.

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