Realtek HD Audio Manager Won’t Open on Your Computer? You have come to the right place, because today we will tell you why this software may not start and how it can be fixed in the shortest possible time.
We are engaged in “repair” Realtek HD Audio Manager
Many personal computers and laptops have sound cards from Realtek, and therefore such useful and convenient software as Realtek HD dispatcher is usually available as well. Often, this dispatcher works as it should, without a hitch, nevertheless, some users claim that it flatly refuses to start with them.
What is the whole problem? Realtek HD Manager does not open due to the fact that the corresponding drivers are damaged or incorrectly installed on the user’s computer. Try the following series of steps …
Step # 1 Check if Realtek HD dispatcher is really unavailable
- Press combination Win + R to call the “Run” window;
- paste in blank line C: Program Files Realtek Audio HDA and press Enter;
- find the executable file (.exe) Realtek HD Audio Manager and double-click on it with LMB.
If the Realtek HD Manager opens without any problems, then you are simply out of luck to stumble upon a bug in the system or software – everything should now work fine. If nothing happened or an error occurred, then proceed to the next step.
Step # 2 We use system tools to troubleshoot problems
Realtek HD Audio Manager may not open due to some minor Windows problem. We recommend that you use the system troubleshooter. To get it up and running, you need to do the following (on Windows 10):
- right-click on Start and select “Settings”;
- open the “Update and Security” section;
- go to the subsection “Removing tabs”;
- select “Play Sound” and click on the “Run the troubleshooter” button;
- then follow the instructions on the screen.
When the tool finishes, restart your PC and check if Realtek HD Manager starts. Move on through the article if nothing has changed.
Step # 3 Reinstalling Realtek Drivers
Let’s say there is something wrong with the Realtek drivers that are currently running on your PC. The typical solution is reinstallation, which is very easy to do through the task manager. Try this:
- click Win + R;
- write down the value devmgmt.msc and press Enter;
- open the section with sound devices;
- right-click on the item “Realtek High Definition Audio” and select “Remove device”;
- then restart the PC or run the hardware configuration update in the device manager (monitor icon with a magnifying glass).
The system will automatically find the latest drivers on the network and install them. In addition, after removing old drivers, you can try to install fresh sound drivers yourself from the official website of the Realtek company or from the website of your hardware manufacturer (for example, ASUS, Acer, Gigabyte, etc.).
Step # 4 Rollback drivers to a previous version
Realtek HD Audio Manager Stopped Opening After Installing Latest Sound Drivers? Then you can try to rollback to the previous version, where this problem was not observed.
- Win + R -> devmgmt.msc -> Enter;
- right-click on “Realtek High Definition Audio” and select “Properties”;
- open the “Driver” and click on the “Rollback” button;
- wait for the rollback and restart the PC.
Reverting to the previous version of the audio drivers, try launching the Realtek HD Manager.