{"id":1416,"date":"2018-03-19T09:18:02","date_gmt":"2018-03-19T09:18:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.iseepassword.com\/blog\/?p=1416"},"modified":"2023-10-10T10:50:08","modified_gmt":"2023-10-10T10:50:08","slug":"how-to-fix-realtek-high-definition-audio-driver-issue","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.iseepassword.com\/blog\/how-to-fix-realtek-high-definition-audio-driver-issue\/","title":{"rendered":"How to Fix Realtek High Definition Audio Driver Issue?"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span style=\"font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif\">No sound after upgrading the computer operating system to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.iseepassword.com\/reset-windows-10-password.html\">Windows 10<\/a> has been lately reported across the globe by many users. There is no need to panic or get concerned for the issue, it arises mostly due to driver problem. The audio driver which you have been using formerly in your previous operating system might have become obsolete or outdated or it is missing in the latter version of the OS and there may be coming new issue after <a href=\"https:\/\/www.iseepassword.com\/windows-wont-boot-after-update-to-windows-10.html\">upgrade to Windows 10<\/a>.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-1421\" src=\"https:\/\/www.iseepassword.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/03\/realtek_high_audio.jpg\" alt=\"Fix Realtek High Definition Audio Driver\" width=\"456\" height=\"219\" \/><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif\">There are many usual disturbances or troubles come up apart from general mp3 or mp4 format due to the malfunctioning of the audio driver, for instance, when a notification or a mail is received at your receiving end, there is little ping sound or if you are clicking on a file or a folder, the sound will enable you at times spontaneously to realize whether the file is clicked or selected or not.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif\">By simply <a href=\"https:\/\/www.iseepassword.com\/blog\/how-to-reinstall-audio-driver-on-windows-10\/\">re-installing the audio driver<\/a> in your current operating system version would simply\u00a0fix Realtek High Definition Audio Driver Issue. It\u2019s usually a pretty quick fix.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif\">The methods are basically articulated in two parts.<\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><span style=\"font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif\">Ensure it\u2019s a driver problem<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif\">Upgrade your audio driver<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h3><span style=\"font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif\"><strong><b>Method #1: Confirm it&#8217;s a Driver Problem<\/b><\/strong><\/span><\/h3>\n<p><span style=\"font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif\">In order to know whether your PC sound problem is due to the Realtek audio driver issue, you simply need to check your driver status in device manager.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif\">Step 1.From your home scree, press the keyboard combination \u201cWindows logo key + R\u201d to open the \u201cRun\u201d command at the bottom left corner of the screen.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif\">Step 2.In the blank search box of the \u201cRun\u201d command, type \u201cdevmgmt.msc\u201d and hit \u201cEnter\u201d. This will open the device manager operating window instantly.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-1418\" src=\"https:\/\/www.iseepassword.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/03\/open_deice_manager-2.jpg\" alt=\"open device maanger\" width=\"395\" height=\"194\" \/><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif\">Step 3.Expand the \u201cSound, video and game controllers\u201d.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif\">Step 4. Under this category, you will get to see \u201cRealtek High Definition Audio\u201d or \u201cHigh Definition Audio Device\u201d option. If you happen to see a yellow mark (especially an exclamation or question mark next to the driver symbol), it indicates there is definitely a problem with your driver, and you seriously need to update it immediately.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-1417\" src=\"https:\/\/www.iseepassword.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/03\/deviceManager.jpg\" alt=\" Fix Realtek High Definition Audio Driver \" width=\"386\" height=\"500\" \/><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif\">Once you are confirmed about the Realtek driver issue in your PC, head on to the second method straight away.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 10pt\"><span style=\"font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif\">Don&#8217;t miss:<\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.iseepassword.com\/reset-windows-10-password.html\"><span style=\"font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif\"> 4 ways to recover Windows 10 password after upgrading to Windows 10<\/span><\/a><\/span><\/p>\n<h3><span style=\"font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif\"><strong><b>Method #2: Update Your Audio Drivers\u00a0to Fix Realtek High Definition Audio Driver Issue<\/b><\/strong><\/span><\/h3>\n<p><span style=\"font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif\">Now the audio driver can be updated in two ways:<\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><span style=\"font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif\"><b><\/b><strong><b>Manually- <\/b><\/strong><\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><span style=\"font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif\">For this you need to have patience and computer skills as you have to patiently search online to find out the right compatible audio driver for your PC.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif\">Actually Realtek launched its audio driver latest version just one month prior to the release of the Windows 10 OS. Read the instruction below to ensure authentic re-installation:<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif\">Step 1.In order to get it, go to the <a href=\"http:\/\/www.realtek.com\/downloads\/downloadsView.aspx?Langid=1&amp;PNid=24&amp;PFid=24&amp;Level=4&amp;Conn=3&amp;DownTypeID=3&amp;GetDown=false\"><u>Realtek<\/u><\/a>\u00a0website, search for the driver corresponding to the 32 or 64-bit OS and download the driver manually from there.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-1419\" src=\"https:\/\/www.iseepassword.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/03\/download_driver_img.jpg\" alt=\"download audio driver site\" width=\"585\" height=\"420\" \/><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif\">Step 2.After the audio driver is downloaded completely, double-click on the downloaded file and follow terms and conditions to finish the installation process.<\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><span style=\"font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif\"><b><\/b><strong><b>Automatic Realtek Audio Driver Update-<\/b><\/strong><\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><span style=\"font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif\">in case you don\u2019t have enough patience to carry on the manual downloading and installation procedure, you can easily do it with an open-source utility <strong><em><b><i>Driver Easy.<\/i><\/b><\/em><\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif\">So this is how it works, Driver Easy would automatically find out the compatible audio driver for your computer, and you don\u2019t have to make a mistake of downloading and installing a wrong audio driver.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif\">The procedure to do the following is given as follows:<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif\">Step 1.\u00a0<strong><b>Download<\/b><\/strong><strong><b>\u00a0<\/b><\/strong>the Driver Easy utility from here, or you can search for it online as well.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif\">Step 2.Now; open Driver Easy, and click on \u201cScan now\u201d button. The software will automatically detect for the driver problem in your PC.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-1410\" src=\"https:\/\/www.iseepassword.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/03\/install_audio_driver-1.jpg\" alt=\"install audio driver\" width=\"601\" height=\"442\" \/><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif\">Step 3.Click on the \u201cUpdate\u201d button adjacent to the Realtek Driver to automatically download and install the correct version of the Realtek Driver. You can click on \u201cUpdate all\u201d to automatically download and install all the drivers that are outdated or missing.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-1411\" src=\"https:\/\/www.iseepassword.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/03\/reinstall_audio_step.jpg\" alt=\"reinstall audio driver\" width=\"591\" height=\"456\" \/><\/p>\n<h3><span style=\"font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif\"><strong><b>Conclusion:<\/b><\/strong><\/span><\/h3>\n<p><span style=\"font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif\">Whenever you are about to upgrade your operating system, make sure everything is upgraded with the correct version as per your system. 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