How to Fix Realtek HD Audio Manager Missing in Windows 10?

Realtek HD Audio Manager Missing in Windows 10

Recover Missing Realtek HD Audio Manager

Real­tek HD Audio Man­ag­er works quite smoothly on Windows 7, Windows 8 and 8.1, while its creating an issue in Windows 10 and its become usual than ever. The Realtek HD Audio Driver boasts of support for Dolby audio, Dolby's Digital Theater Systems (DTS), Surround Sound, six-channel Digital to Analog Converter (DAC), and others to boost your PC's audio performance up a notch.

Uninstalling the latest version (v2.82) of your Real­tek HD Audio Man­ag­er is the key to Fix Real­tek HD Audio Man­ag­er Missing in Win­dows 10. As the latest version (v2.82) is creating a bug on Windows 10 and makes it hide the Real­tek HD Audio Man­ag­er from the taskbar. Below are the steps to guide you with the same.

1. Uninstall Buggy Realtek HD Audio Driver

1.At the bottom-left corner of your screen, Tap Windows key + X shortcut to open the Quick Access Menu.

2.Next, go to the device manager under the quick access menu.

3.Under the device manager menu, expand the Sound, video, and game controllers section.

4.Next, Right-click on the Realtek High Definition Audio and then click on Uninstall.

5.Check for the 'Delete the driver for this software' option and then click on the Ok button to proceed further with the
installation process.

2. Reinstall realtek HD Audio Driver

The next step is to install the bug-free version (v2.81) of the Realtek HD Audio Driver that comes with a functional Audio
Manager.

1.Firstly, download the setup and then right click on the downloaded file.

2.Next, click on “Run as administrator”.

3.Follow the onscreen instructions followed by a restart, once you will finish installing the Realtek HD Audio Driver. The
next thing to do now is to put the Realtek HD Audio Manager in place on your computer system so it doesn't ever go missing
again.

4.Go to your file explorer and search for the following location: C:\Program Files\Realtek\Audio\HDA. (Alternatively, you will have to press the Windows + R keys to open the Run window and paste this location — C:\Program Files\Realtek\Audio\HDA.Then, tap the Enter button on your keyboard).

5.Once you tap on enter, a new folder will appear on your screen showing the Realtek HD Audio Manager app. It will acknowledge you about the location of the file in your file explorer.

6.After that, Right-click on RAVCpl64, tap on Send to, and then click on the Desktop (create shortcut). It will then create a shortcut for the Realtek HD Audio Manager on your desktop.

7.Next, On your desktop, right-click on the RAVCpl64 shortcut and then click on the Pin to taskbar option. Following that, the Realtek HD Audio Manager will be pinned to your taskbar and will appear on your system tray and notification area.

8.Once you are done with that, you will get the Realtek HD Audio Manager back to your computer system. You will now be able to open the app from the taskbar, system tray with a single mouse click.

Steps to effectively control your computer’s audio

The above steps to Fix Real­tek HD Audio Man­ag­er Missing in Win­dows 10 made you restore the Realtek HD Audio Manager on your computer system. You can now control your computer’s sound output and audio devices effectively. You can also use the app to configure your computer's microphone and use special instruments like Noise Suppression, Speaker Fill, Acoustic Echo Cancellation, and more. 

We hope the above article helped you to Fix Real­tek HD Audio Man­ag­er Missing in Win­dows 10.