Your sound card can’t function properly without the right kind of audio driver. It’s important to use the latest version of the audio driver as that helps improve your PC’s performance.

In this post, we will show you how to update your Dell Audio Driver in 3 simple steps. You can pick any of these steps, depending on your preferences.

Method 1 – Update Dell Audio Driver via Device Manager

• Press the Windows key and R key at the same time
• In the run dialog box, type devmgmt.msc and press Enter
• In the Device Manager window, scroll the list until you see Sound, video and game controllers. Now expand this list, right-click the appropriate device, and then click Update Driver Software

• In the Update Driver Software window, click Search automatically for updated driver software

• Once the device driver has been installed, reboot Windows

Important: In case you already had the latest driver, you will see a message in the Update Driver Software window stating “The best driver software for your device is already installed”. In that case, there’s nothing more you need to do.

Method 2 – Download Dell Audio Driver from Dell’s Website

Note down the device whose driver you have to update. To demonstrate the steps, we are going to search for the latest driver for Dell Alienware Area 51 R2.   

Here are the steps to follow:

• Open Google (or any other search engine you prefer), type “Brand Name + Mode + Drivers) and then press the Enter key. Next, click the official Dell website in the search engine results

• Click Find it myself on Drivers & downloads page on the Dell website. Next, choose your Windows OS and set the View by as Category

• Find the latest driver update and then click the Download button

• Save the driver file on your desktop and launch the installation process
• Once you have installed the driver, reboot Windows

Method 3 – Download & Update Dell Audio Driver Using Driver Update Software

Automatic driver update tools offer many benefits, the most important ones being:

• You can update device drivers automatically
• The software scans and updates all outdated or missing drivers at one go
• The tool picks the right drivers for your device and operating system, so you won’t have to worry about installing an incorrect driver by mistake
• Automatic driver updates are 100% safe

Driver Updater is one of the best driver update tools out there. Outbyte Driver Updater will give you access to a database of over 1 million drivers. It will regularly scan your PC, suggesting new driver versions to install. Driver Updater contains drivers for a variety of Windows devices. With just one click, you can update drivers in your system.

Step 1
Click here to Install and launch the app

Step 2
Scan all devices

Step 3
Install or update drivers automatically

 

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