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[DRIVERS] Realtek Audio (AMD 3xx/4xx/5xx/6xx/8xx & Intel 2xx/3xx/4xx/5xx/6xx/7xx/8xx)

MoKiChU
Level 40

Hi everyone,

- Realtek Audio Drivers (UAD - ASUS ROG RTK-Dolby) :

Drivers : 6.0.9838.1 WHQL [20/05/2025]
Dolby Extension Driver : 9.830.414.4 WHQL [29/08/2024]
Dolby HSA SoftwareComponent Driver : 3.30803.830.0 WHQL [17/12/2024]
Download : Link

ASUS ROG Realtek|Dolby Atmos motherboards :

Install/Update Process :

CLEANUP

/!\ If you already had Realtek (HD) Audio Driver, Realtek Audio Control/Console, Dolby Access installed /!\
Uninstall them (Start > Settings > Apps) then restart your PC
Launch Driver Store Explorer > Check the boxes of all versions of drivers which .inf starts with (if you find them) :
a-volute | avolute | dax | dts | extrtxusb | hdx | realtek | rtdusbad
Check the box "Force Deletion" then click on the "Delete Driver(s)" button

INSTALL

Launch "Install.cmd" by right-click Run as admin > "Next" > The installer will ask you to restart your PC > "Finish"
Go in "Apps" folder > Install your apps from the Microsoft Store shortcuts

UPDATE

Launch "Update.cmd" by right-click Run as admin > Restart your PC when the command prompt window disappears
Launch Driver Store Explorer > Click on the "Select Old Driver(s)" button > Click on the "Delete Driver(s)" button

Note : Your apps will be updated automatically via the Microsoft Store.

- Realtek Audio Drivers (UAD - ASUS ROG SS3-DTS) :

Drivers : 6.0.9838.1 WHQL [20/05/2025]
SS3 Extension Driver : 1.4.0.0 WHQL [17/04/2023]
SS3 AudioProcessingObject Driver : 3.7.2.0 WHQL [20/06/2024]
DTS APO4x Extension Driver : 1.15.1.0 WHQL [22/01/2025]
Download : Link

ASUS ROG SS3 & SS3|DTS Sound Unbound motherboards :

Install/Update Process :

CLEANUP

/!\ If you already had Realtek (HD) Audio Driver, Realtek Audio Control/Console, Sonic Studio/Radar III, DTS Sound Unbound installed /!\
Uninstall them (Start > Settings > Apps) then restart your PC
Launch Driver Store Explorer > Check the boxes of all versions of drivers which .inf starts with (if you find them) :
a-volute | avolute | dax | dts | extrtxusb | hdx | realtek | rtdusbad
Check the box "Force Deletion" then click on the "Delete Driver(s)" button
Launch SS3 Cleaner by right-click Run as admin
Press Windows key + X > "Device Manager" > "View" > Check "Show hidden devices" > "Sofware components" category
Uninstall these hidden devices by right-click Uninstall device (if you find them) then restart your PC :
DTS Audio Effects Component | DTS APO4x Service Component

INSTALL

Launch "Install.cmd" by right-click Run as admin > "Next" > The installer will ask you to restart your PC > "Finish"
Go in "Apps" folder > Install your apps from the Microsoft Store shortcuts
Update your SS3 apps : Sonic Studio III v3.16.24.0 | Sonic Radar III v3.16.24.0

UPDATE

Launch "Update.cmd" by right-click Run as admin > Restart your PC when the command prompt window disappears
Launch Driver Store Explorer > Click on the "Select Old Driver(s)" button > Click on the "Delete Driver(s)" button

Note : Your apps will be updated automatically via the Microsoft Store.

- Realtek Audio Drivers (UAD - ASUS ROG/TUF/PRIME/ProArt RTK) :

Drivers : 6.0.9838.1 WHQL [20/05/2025]
Download : Link

ASUS ROG/TUF/PRIME/ProArt Realtek motherboards :

Install/Update Process :

CLEANUP

/!\ If you already had Realtek (HD) Audio Driver, Realtek Audio Control/Console installed /!\
Uninstall them (Start > Settings > Apps) then restart your PC
Launch Driver Store Explorer > Check the boxes of all versions of drivers which .inf starts with (if you find them) :
a-volute | avolute | dax | dts | extrtxusb | hdx | realtek | rtdusbad
Check the box "Force Deletion" then click on the "Delete Driver(s)" button then restart your PC

INSTALL

Launch "Install.cmd" by right-click Run as admin > "Next" > The installer will ask you to restart your PC > "Finish"
Go in "Apps" folder > Install your app from the Microsoft Store shortcut

UPDATE

Launch "Update.cmd" by right-click Run as admin > Restart your PC when the command prompt window disappears
Launch Driver Store Explorer > Click on the "Select Old Driver(s)" button > Click on the "Delete Driver(s)" button

Note : Your apps will be updated automatically via the Microsoft Store.

- Realtek Audio Drivers (UAD - ASUS TUF/PRIME DTSX Ultra) :

Drivers : 6.0.9838.1 WHQL [20/05/2025]
DTS APO4x Extension Driver : 1.15.1.0 WHQL [22/01/2025]
DTS APO4x Service SoftwareComponent Driver : 1.15.11.0 WHQL [12/03/2025]
DTS APO4x Core AudioProcessingObject|SoftwareDevice Driver : 1.15.6.0 WHQL [17/02/2025]
DTSX Ultra HSA SoftwareComponent Driver : 1.11.6.0 WHQL [30/04/2024]
Download : Link

- Realtek Audio Drivers (UAD - ASUS TUF/PRIME DTS AP) :

Drivers : 6.0.9838.1 WHQL [20/05/2025]
DTS APO4x Extension Driver : 1.15.1.0 WHQL [22/01/2025]
DTS AP APO4x Extension Driver : 1.15.1.0 WHQL [22/01/2025]
DTS APO4x Service SoftwareComponent Driver : 1.15.11.0 WHQL [12/03/2025]
DTS APO4x Core AudioProcessingObject|SoftwareDevice Driver : 1.15.6.0 WHQL [17/02/2025]
DTS AP HSA SoftwareComponent Driver : 1.10.6.0 WHQL [30/04/2024]
Download : Link

ASUS TUF/PRIME DTS:X Ultra & DTS Audio Processing motherboards :

Install/Update Process :

CLEANUP

/!\ If you already had Realtek (HD) Audio Driver, Realtek Audio Control/Console, DTS:X Ultra or DTS Audio Processing installed /!\
Uninstall them (Start > Settings > Apps) then restart your PC
Launch Driver Store Explorer > Check the boxes of all versions of drivers which .inf starts with (if you find them) :
a-volute | avolute | dax | dts | extrtxusb | hdx | realtek | rtdusbad
Check the box "Force Deletion" then click on the "Delete Driver(s)" button then restart your PC

INSTALL

Launch "Install.cmd" by right-click Run as admin > "Next" > The installer will ask you to restart your PC > "Finish"
Go in "Apps" folder > Install your apps from the Microsoft Store shortcuts

UPDATE

Launch "Update.cmd" by right-click Run as admin > Restart your PC when the command prompt window disappears
Launch Driver Store Explorer > Click on the "Select Old Driver(s)" button > Click on the "Delete Driver(s)" button

Note : Your apps will be updated automatically via the Microsoft Store.

- Realtek Audio Drivers (UAD - ASUS TUF/PRIME DTS HPXv1) :

Drivers : 6.0.9838.1 WHQL [20/05/2025]
DTS HPXv1 APO3x Extension Driver : 1.1.1.0 WHQL [03/09/2019]
DTS APO3x Core SoftwareComponent|SoftwareDevice Driver : 1.2.0.0 WHQL [04/07/2020]
DTS HPXv1 HSA SoftwareComponent Driver : 2.1.0.0 WHQL [03/09/2019]
Download : Link

- Realtek Audio Drivers (UAD - ASUS TUF/PRIME DTS Custom) :

Drivers : 6.0.9838.1 WHQL [20/05/2025]
DTS Custom APO3x Extension Driver : 1.2.2.0 WHQL [07/12/2020]
DTS APO3x Core SoftwareComponent|SoftwareDevice Driver : 1.2.0.0 WHQL [04/07/2020]
DTS Custom HSA SoftwareComponent Driver : 2.1.2.0 WHQL [08/07/2020]
Download : Link

ASUS TUF/PRIME DTS Headphone:X v1 & DTS Custom motherboards :

Install/Update Process :

CLEANUP

/!\ If you already had Realtek (HD) Audio Driver, Realtek Audio Control/Console, DTS Headphone:X v1 or DTS Custom installed /!\
Uninstall them (Start > Settings > Apps) then restart your PC
Launch Driver Store Explorer > Check the boxes of all versions of drivers which .inf starts with (if you find them) :
a-volute | avolute | dax | dts | extrtxusb | hdx | realtek | rtdusbad
Check the box "Force Deletion" then click on the "Delete Driver(s)" button then restart your PC

INSTALL

Launch "Install.cmd" by right-click Run as admin > "Next" > The installer will ask you to restart your PC > "Finish"
Go in "Apps" folder > Install your apps from the Microsoft Store shortcuts

UPDATE

Launch "Update.cmd" by right-click Run as admin > Restart your PC when the command prompt window disappears
Launch Driver Store Explorer > Click on the "Select Old Driver(s)" button > Click on the "Delete Driver(s)" button

Note : Your apps will be updated automatically via the Microsoft Store.


OS requirements : Windows 10 64 bit or more recent.
Hardware requirements (AMD) : ASUS ROG/TUF/PRIME/ProArt motherboards with AMD 3xx/4xx/5xx/6xx/8xx series chipsets (except ROG with ALC40xx).
Hardware requirements (Intel) : ASUS ROG/TUF/PRIME/ProArt motherboards with Intel 2xx/3xx/4xx/5xx/6xx/7xx/8xx series chipsets (except ROG with ALC40xx).

Note : In order to know which drivers package to use, match the audio specifications of your motherboard with the apps or ask me.


TIPS :

If you want to manage the drivers (remove old/unused drivers for example) that you have in your Windows DriverStore
Use Driver Store Explorer (Right click on "Rapr.exe" > Run as administrator).

If you want better interrupts delivery latency
Enable MSI (Message Signaled-based Interrupts) mode on all your supported devices (see the column "supported modes") with
MSI Mode Utility (Right click on "MSI_Mode_Utility_v3.exe" > Run as administrator).

If you experience crackling, popping, audio stutter
Disable hibernation (Fast Startup included).
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MoKiChU
Level 40
Hi everyone,

- Realtek SoftwareComponent Drivers have been updated for all the drivers packages :

MoKiChU wrote:
- Realtek Audio Drivers (UAD - ASUS ROG SS3) :
Drivers : 6.0.9414.1 WHQL [20/09/2022]


- Realtek Audio Drivers (UAD - ASUS ROG SS3-DTS) :
Drivers : 6.0.9414.1 WHQL [20/09/2022]


- Realtek Audio Drivers (UAD - ASUS ROG/TUF/PRIME RTK) :
Drivers : 6.0.9414.1 WHQL [20/09/2022]


- Realtek Audio Drivers (UAD - ASUS TUF/PRIME DTSX Ultra) :
Drivers : 6.0.9414.1 WHQL [20/09/2022]


- Realtek Audio Drivers (UAD - ASUS TUF/PRIME DTS AP) :
Drivers : 6.0.9414.1 WHQL [20/09/2022]


- Realtek Audio Drivers (UAD - ASUS TUF/PRIME DTS HPXv1) :
Drivers : 6.0.9414.1 WHQL [20/09/2022]


- Realtek Audio Drivers (UAD - ASUS TUF/PRIME DTS Custom) :
Drivers : 6.0.9414.1 WHQL [20/09/2022]



Thread, post & drivers packages updated.

MoKiChU wrote:
Hi everyone,

- Realtek SoftwareComponent Drivers have been updated for all the drivers packages :




Thread, post & drivers packages updated.




As always Thank you MoKiChU. STAY WELL!

MoKiChU
Level 40
Hi everyone,

- Realtek Audio Drivers (UAD - ASUS ROG SS3) :
Drivers : 6.0.9421.1 WHQL [04/10/2022]


Third Party Drivers :

SS3-SSVM Extension Driver : 1.3.18.0 WHQL [13/07/2022]
SS3-SSVM VAD Media Driver : 1.0.3.0 WHQL [07/06/2022]
SS3 APO SoftwareComponent Driver : 3.5.3.0 WHQL [11/07/2022]

Download : Link


- Realtek Audio Drivers (UAD - ASUS ROG SS3-DTS) :
Drivers : 6.0.9421.1 WHQL [04/10/2022]


Third Party Drivers :

SS3-SSVM Extension Driver : 1.3.18.0 WHQL [13/07/2022]
SS3-SSVM VAD Media Driver : 1.0.3.0 WHQL [07/06/2022]
SS3 APO SoftwareComponent Driver : 3.5.3.0 WHQL [11/07/2022]
DTS APO4x Extension Driver : 1.11.6.0 WHQL [17/08/2022]

Download : Link


- Realtek Audio Drivers (UAD - ASUS ROG/TUF/PRIME RTK) :
Drivers : 6.0.9421.1 WHQL [04/10/2022]

Download : Link


- Realtek Audio Drivers (UAD - ASUS TUF/PRIME DTSX Ultra) :
Drivers : 6.0.9421.1 WHQL [04/10/2022]


Third Party Drivers :

DTS APO4x Extension Driver : 1.11.6.0 WHQL [17/08/2022]
DTS APO4x Service SoftwareComponent Driver : 1.10.16.0 WHQL [08/07/2022]
DTS APO4x Core SoftwareComponent|SoftwareDevice Driver : 1.10.19.0 WHQL [05/07/2022]
DTSX Ultra HSA SoftwareComponent Driver : 1.11.2.0 WHQL [17/06/2022]

Download : Link


- Realtek Audio Drivers (UAD - ASUS TUF/PRIME DTS AP) :
Drivers : 6.0.9421.1 WHQL [04/10/2022]


Third Party Drivers :

DTS APO4x Extension Driver : 1.11.6.0 WHQL [17/08/2022]
DTS AP APO4x Extension Driver : 1.11.6.0 WHQL [17/08/2022]
DTS APO4x Service SoftwareComponent Driver : 1.10.16.0 WHQL [08/07/2022]
DTS APO4x Core SoftwareComponent|SoftwareDevice Driver : 1.10.19.0 WHQL [05/07/2022]
DTS AP HSA SoftwareComponent Driver : 1.10.3.0 WHQL [12/08/2022]

Download : Link


- Realtek Audio Drivers (UAD - ASUS TUF/PRIME DTS HPXv1) :
Drivers : 6.0.9421.1 WHQL [04/10/2022]


Third Party Drivers :

DTS HPXv1 APO3x Extension Driver : 1.1.1.0 WHQL [03/09/2019]
DTS APO3x Core SoftwareComponent|SoftwareDevice Driver : 1.2.0.0 WHQL [04/07/2020]
DTS HPXv1 HSA SoftwareComponent Driver : 2.1.0.0 WHQL [03/09/2019]

Download : Link


- Realtek Audio Drivers (UAD - ASUS TUF/PRIME DTS Custom) :
Drivers : 6.0.9421.1 WHQL [04/10/2022]


Third Party Drivers :

DTS Custom APO3x Extension Driver : 1.2.2.0 WHQL [07/12/2020]
DTS APO3x Core SoftwareComponent|SoftwareDevice Driver : 1.2.0.0 WHQL [04/07/2020]
DTS Custom HSA SoftwareComponent Driver : 2.1.2.0 WHQL [08/07/2020]

Download : Link



Thread updated.

MoKiChU wrote:
Hi everyone,

- Realtek Audio Drivers (UAD - ASUS TUF/PRIME DTS HPXv1) :
Drivers : 6.0.9421.1 WHQL [04/10/2022]



[Thread updated.



Thank you MoKiChU STAY WELL!

Ataemonus
Level 11
Mokichu, can you please tell me, for the ASUS Z590 TUF Gaming Plus board, which driver should I use ?
I know I asked before, but I simply cannot find the answer anymore, or even my post where I asked.

BlameHoffmann wrote:
Hello,

I have looked through several pages of this thread and found either confusing answers or a lack of answers to people asking about my motherboard.
I am hoping someone can help me here as I originally came in here fed up with this issue and was going to make a separate post for support.

I have an ROG Strix B550-F motherboard.

Since the day I took the motherboard out of the box, the supplied audio drivers on the rog.asus.com website have NEVER worked. Not once over SEVERAL reformats.

If I install the manufacturer supplied drivers, the sound will not work. If I change the volume on the volume slider in the launch menu, it will lag and show no "response" where it usually indicates the tone being played with a fancy animation.

I have tried the drivers from the support page, and from Armoury Crate with no success. This issue has been ongoing for well over 2 years now with several attempts by myself to make it work. The only way I can get sound to work on this motherboard is by uninstalling the ROG supplied drivers and using the base windows ones.

Reviewing other posts about the B550-F in this thread I see a reference to Gen 1 or Gen 2. What is that and how do I identify my motherboard?
Referring back to the original post in this thread, I see several drivers and cleanup / installation processes listed with no instructions for identifying which one specifically should work with my motherboard.

How do I identify which driver I should be using? Again, this is a ROG Strix B550-F

Please help here. This issue has been a building frustration for the life of the motherboard, which wasn't cheap and wasn't sold with the promise of basic windows audio drivers.


Hi,

You have an ASUS ROG SS3|DTS Sound Unbound motherboard, so :

You need Realtek Audio Drivers (UAD - ASUS ROG SS3-DTS) from the first post of this thread.

Follow scrupulously your CLEANUP process then your INSTALL process, for the next drivers packages that I would release, you will can directly follow your UPDATE process.


Note : If the sound still does not work after that, try this : Launch Realtek Audio Control/Console > Device advanced settings tab > Playback Devices : Check Make front and rear output devices playback two different audio streams simultaneously (circled in red in the screenshot below) :



Ataemonus wrote:
Mokichu, can you please tell me, for the ASUS Z590 TUF Gaming Plus board, which driver should I use ?
I know I asked before, but I simply cannot find the answer anymore, or even my post where I asked.


Hi,

You have an ASUS TUF DTS Custom motherboard, so :

You need Realtek Audio Drivers (UAD - ASUS TUF/PRIME DTS Custom) from the first post of this thread.

Follow scrupulously your CLEANUP process then your INSTALL process, for the next drivers packages that I would release, you will can directly follow your UPDATE process.

tcmathews
Level 9
Mokichu,

I have the Asus Z690 Maximus Extreme. Can you tell me what drivers are needed for my audio install? Armory crate tried to install the latests and I got the following error:

Faulting application name: rundll32.exe, version: 10.0.22621.1, time stamp: 0xb05d6072
Faulting module name: RtSetupAPI64.dll, version: 1.0.0.14, time stamp: 0x5bcd76b7
Exception code: 0xc0000005
Fault offset: 0x0000000000017ffe
Faulting process id: 0x0x7EC4
Faulting application start time: 0x0x1D8EAE77A6EC852
Faulting application path: C:\Windows\System32\rundll32.exe
Faulting module path: C:\Program Files (x86)\Realtek\Audio\USBAud\RtSetupAPI64.dll
Report Id: a35294fe-a72c-4fc9-a061-82abe5577d17
Faulting package full name:
Faulting package-relative application ID:

tcmathews wrote:
Mokichu,

I have the Asus Z690 Maximus Extreme. Can you tell me what drivers are needed for my audio install? Armory crate tried to install the latests and I got the following error:

Faulting application name: rundll32.exe, version: 10.0.22621.1, time stamp: 0xb05d6072
Faulting module name: RtSetupAPI64.dll, version: 1.0.0.14, time stamp: 0x5bcd76b7
Exception code: 0xc0000005
Fault offset: 0x0000000000017ffe
Faulting process id: 0x0x7EC4
Faulting application start time: 0x0x1D8EAE77A6EC852
Faulting application path: C:\Windows\System32\rundll32.exe
Faulting module path: C:\Program Files (x86)\Realtek\Audio\USBAud\RtSetupAPI64.dll
Report Id: a35294fe-a72c-4fc9-a061-82abe5577d17
Faulting package full name:
Faulting package-relative application ID:


Hi,

You have an ASUS ROG SS3|DTS Sound Unbound motherboard with ALC408x codec, so :

You need Realtek USB Audio Drivers (UAD - ASUS ROG SS3-DTS) from the first post of this thread : [DRIVERS] Realtek USB Audio (Intel 5xx/6xx/7xx & AMD 5xx/6xx/TRX40).

Follow scrupulously your CLEANUP process then your INSTALL process, for the next drivers packages that I would release, you will can directly follow your UPDATE process.

MoKiChU
Level 40
Hi everyone,

- Realtek HSA SoftwareComponent Driver have been updated for all the drivers packages :

MoKiChU wrote:
- Realtek Audio Drivers (UAD - ASUS ROG SS3) :
Drivers : 6.0.9421.1 WHQL [04/10/2022]


- Realtek Audio Drivers (UAD - ASUS ROG SS3-DTS) :
Drivers : 6.0.9421.1 WHQL [04/10/2022]


- Realtek Audio Drivers (UAD - ASUS ROG/TUF/PRIME RTK) :
Drivers : 6.0.9421.1 WHQL [04/10/2022]


- Realtek Audio Drivers (UAD - ASUS TUF/PRIME DTSX Ultra) :
Drivers : 6.0.9421.1 WHQL [04/10/2022]


- Realtek Audio Drivers (UAD - ASUS TUF/PRIME DTS AP) :
Drivers : 6.0.9421.1 WHQL [04/10/2022]


- Realtek Audio Drivers (UAD - ASUS TUF/PRIME DTS HPXv1) :
Drivers : 6.0.9421.1 WHQL [04/10/2022]


- Realtek Audio Drivers (UAD - ASUS TUF/PRIME DTS Custom) :
Drivers : 6.0.9421.1 WHQL [04/10/2022]



Thread, post & drivers packages updated.

MoKiChU wrote:
Hi everyone,

- Realtek HSA SoftwareComponent Driver have been updated for all the drivers packages :




Thread, post & drivers packages updated.




As always, Thank you MoKiChU. STAY WELL!