How to Reinstall Realtek HD Audio Manager and Drivers

In this guide, we will learn How to Reinstall Realtek HD Audio Drivers. I also had a similar issue and I spent a lot of time learning how to fix it. It took me 15 hours to find the right solution. So I decided to write about it. I hope it saves your time.

Realtek HD Audio Manager is the most used and one of the best sound drivers for managing sound settings for the Windows system.
If you are using a windows computer then there are high chances that you are using Realtek HD Audio Manager and driver.

The software helps your operating system to communicate with audio devices such as sound cards and speakers. The Realtek audio manager helps to enhance the sound and audio quality of your PC and comes packed with numerous features that help increase your sound quality.
Unfortunately, there are thousands of things that can go wrong and can stop Realtek audio drivers from working. If that’s the case the best-case scenario is to Reinstall the Realtek drivers.
Check out the following steps on how to do so:

Step 1 : Removing The 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 Audio 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 Realtek HD Audio Manager and Driver from our website and install it.

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.

The driver should be installed when you restart your computer. However, before doing anything make sure it works.

First, check that “Realtek High Definition Audio” is listed under “Sound, video, and game controllers” in Device Manager ( Win + x and click “Device Manager”)

If it’s there, that’s fantastic! If this is not the case, the installation failed for some reason. Go ahead and reinstall the driver from your downloads folder.

Once you’ve confirmed that the driver is present, play a YouTube video or listen to your favorite music on Vlc to ensure that the driver is working properly.

If it is still not working make sure that 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.

If it does work go ahead and give yourself a treat. You did a great job and successfully installed Realtek HD Driver.

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