Realtek audio manager missing

If you find Realtek HD Audio Manager missing on your computer, don’t worry here how to fix the Realtek HD Audio Manager missing issue and get it back in Windows 10.

1 Realtek audio manager missing1.1 Update Realtek HD Audio driver1.2 Reinstall Realtek HD Audio Manager for Windows 101.3 Download Realtek HD audio driver for windows 10

Press Windows key + R, type C:\Program Files\Realtek\Audio\HDA and click ok, Double-click on RtkNGUI64.exe, did you get the Realtek HD Audio Manager?

Update Realtek HD Audio driver

Installing the latest windows updates not only bring security improvements and bug fixes but also install the latest version of driver software as well. Let’s first check for windows updates that may have the bug fix for the Realtek HD Audio Manager is missing or won’t Open problem Install latest windows update

Press Windows key + I to open settings,Select Update & security then click check for updates button to allow download windows updates from Microsoft server.Once done restart your PC to apply the changes.

Update audio driver on device manager

Right-click on win 10 start menu, select device manager,locate and Expand Sound, video and game controllersRight-click on audio driver Realtek High Definition Audio and select update driver,Click on “Search automatically for drivers” this will install the latest Realtek driver from Microsoft server.

Once done it might ask you to restart your PC, check if this helps get back Realtek HD Audio Manager for Windows 10.

Install audio Driver from the available drivers

Open device manager, right click on the audio driverSelect “Update driver” and choose “Browse my computer for drivers“.After that, click on “Let me pick from a list of available drivers on my computer”.

Here, make sure to choose “Realtek High Definition Audio” and click on “Next”. After the installation, restart your computer

Reinstall Realtek HD Audio Manager for Windows 10

If still Realtek HD Audio Manager Missing in Windows 10 then it probably the audio driver problem. Let’s Reinstall the Realtek HD Audio Manager Uninstall the buggy Audio driver

First, remove the older audio driver following the steps below.Press Windows key + R, type devmgmt.msc and click okOr you can right click on Windows 10 Start menu select Device manager.This will display all installed device driver list,locate and Expand Sound, video and game controllersNow right-click on audio driver Realtek High Definition Audio and select on Uninstall device from the drop-down menu.Checkmark on Delete the driver software for this device and hit the uninstall button

And restart windows to completely remove the audio driver from your device. Now again open device manager using devmgmt.msc, Go to the Views tab and click on Show hidden devices from the drop-down menu. This will install a basic audio driver on your device.

Download Realtek HD audio driver for windows 10

Now download the latest Realtek HD Audio Drivers 2.82 from Realtek official site here.Once the downloading process is complete, right click on the setup file select run as administrator and follow the instructions to complete the installation.Once done restart your computer, now navigate “C” Drive and move to Program Files -> Realtek -> Audio -> HDA folder.Locate the “RtkNGUI64.exe” double click on it, and Realtek HD Audio Manager will be back on Windows 10.

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