Windows 10: Realtek Audio Console REQUIRES a Realtek HD (UAD) Driver!!

Earlier this year, rumors started floating around about a Microsoft Store App called the Realtek Audio Console. By the end of August, I myself was able to grab it from the store. I wrote a post about this stuff for Win10.Guru called Putting Realtek Audio Console to Work. In looking at driver updates for Realtek stuff, I've now figured out that the usual drivers to which @Brink links in the Latest Realtek HD Audio Driver Version - Windows 10 Forums thread don't work with this tool.







Instead, you need to grab a driver named Realtek HD Audio (UAD) Driver. Right now, the best source for this driver is at the excellent French driver site Station-Drivers. The page I turn to there is entitled Others & Generics: Realtek HD Audio (UAD) Drivers. This is a good link to use if you want to check in from time to time to see what's available there.

As I write this post (which will be the first item in an ongoing sticky thread that I plan to update regularly) the most current version of that driver is labeled Realtek HD Audio (UAD) Drivers Version R2.8x (8586) WHQL. Here's what its Driver properties look like in Device Manager:





The new Realtek Audio Console works well and is a nice alternative to the Realtek HD Audio controller. This thread will help you keep up with the latest drivers that work with this UWP app.

HTH,
--Ed--

[PS added 3 mins later:] After just updating my Dell Venue Pro 11 7130 to the 8564 drivers, I was reminded that these drivers install WAY FASTER than those in the other Realtek HD Audio driver fork. It finished in under 30 seconds on both my i7 6700K desktop (a beast) and on the Venue Pro (i5 mobile CPU 1.86 GHz, more of a mouse than a beast). I installed by using the "Update drivers" button in Device Manager, I didn't run the realtek exe file (which requires 2 reboots). Just FYI.

[PS Added 2/3/2019: Check out the @Cliff S Post #103 for great instructions on how to clean out old Realtek stuff before switching over to newer drivers (of any kind). Find it here: Realtek Audio Console REQUIRES a Realtek HD (UAD) Driver!! - Page 11 - Windows 10 Forums.]

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Realtek Audio Console REQUIRES a Realtek HD (UAD) Driver!!


I have a Clevo NB50 Notebook, equipped with Realtek ALC269, support Realtek UAD driver(Realtek Audio Console is also installed automatically), but if I open the Realtek Audio Console, Realtek Audio Console will show that this machine is not supported, which causes me to control the audio normally. How to solve it?

 

Realtek Audio Console REQUIRES a Realtek HD (UAD) Driver!!

Did you try a double left click on "Speakers" ?





I get this if I do. . .





I can then get the Equalizer. . .






Edit:
A single left click from the Volume Mixer seems to work also, for me anyway.






Edit:

Happy New Year. . . . *Biggrin

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Realtek Audio Console REQUIRES a Realtek HD (UAD) Driver!!


I don't get a tray icon from this tool. But often, I have to click the upcarat symbol in the notification area to show the entire set of icons, namely





Only then can I get to the volume control icon





Is that what you mean?