HDAUDIO\FUNC_01&VEN_10EC&DEV_0257&SUBSYS_17AA3806

What this hardware ID is

HDAUDIO\FUNC_01&VEN_10EC&DEV_0257&SUBSYS_17AA3806 is the identifier Windows uses for one exact piece of hardware. It is the reason a driver either fits your device or does not - Windows matches this code, not the name of your laptop. Here VEN_10EC is the company that made the chip (Realtek Semiconductor Co., Ltd.), and DEV_0257 is the chip model.

Every driver listed below declares support for this exact code, so any of them will install on your device. Choosing between them:

Take one that lists your Windows version and architecture - the badges are in the last column.
A newer release date is usually the better start. If the newest one misbehaves, an older release is a perfectly normal fallback.
SHA-256 verified means we downloaded that file ourselves and published its checksum and contents.

Hardware ID: HDAUDIO\FUNC_01&VEN_10EC&DEV_0257&SUBSYS_17AA3806
Bus: HDAUDIO
Vendor: Realtek Semiconductor Co., Ltd. (10EC)
Device: 0257
Compatible drivers: 13

Devices and driver packages with this ID

Makers ship drivers for this exact code under different names - all of them fit the same chip:

Senary Audio Driver - 10 (22H2 or Later) 11 (22H2 or Later) · Lenovo
Realtek Audio Driver - 10 11 (21H2 or Later) · Lenovo
Realtek Audio Driver - 11 (24H2) · Lenovo
Realtek Audio Driver - 10 (1709 or Later) 11 (21H2 or Later) · Lenovo
Realtek Audio Driver - 10 (1709 or later) 11 (21H2 or later) · Lenovo
Realtek Audio Driver - 10 (1809 or Later) 11 (21H2 or Later) · Lenovo
Realtek Audio Driver - 11 (21H2 or Later) · Lenovo
Realtek Audio Driver - 11 (21H2 or later) · Lenovo
Realtek Audio Features - 10 (1709 or Later) 11 (21H2 or later) · Lenovo
Realtek Audio HD Driver - 11 (22H2 or Later) · Lenovo
Realtek High Definition Audio Driver - 10 11 (21H2 or later) · Lenovo

Drivers supporting this hardware (13)

DriverManufacturerVersionReleasedWindows / Arch

Senary Audio Driver - 10 (22H2 or Later) 11 (22H2 or Later)SHA-256 verifiedLenovo3.48.117.0August 17, 2026Windows 11Windows 1064-bit
Senary Audio Driver - 10 (22H2 or Later) 11 (22H2 or Later)SHA-256 verifiedLenovo3.48.19.1012March 11, 2025Windows 11Windows 1064-bit
Realtek Audio Driver - 11 (24H2)SHA-256 verifiedLenovo6.0.9735.1February 8, 2025Windows 1164-bit
Realtek Audio Driver - 11 (24H2)SHA-256 verifiedLenovo6.0.9675.1December 10, 2024Windows 1164-bit
Realtek Audio HD Driver - 11 (22H2 or Later)SHA-256 verifiedLenovo6.0.9706.1August 15, 2024Windows 1164-bit
Realtek Audio Driver - 11 (21H2 or Later)SHA-256 verifiedLenovo6.0.9247.1March 12, 2024Windows 1164-bit
Realtek Audio Driver - 10 (1709 or later) 11 (21H2 or later)SHA-256 verifiedLenovo6.0.9239.1/9.21.0.4594March 7, 2023Windows 11Windows 1064-bit
Realtek Audio Driver - 10 11 (21H2 or Later)SHA-256 verifiedLenovo6.0.9239.1July 14, 2022Windows 11Windows 1064-bit
Realtek Audio Driver - 10 (1809 or Later) 11 (21H2 or Later)SHA-256 verifiedLenovo6.0.9354.1June 30, 2022Windows 11Windows 1064-bit
Realtek High Definition Audio Driver - 10 11 (21H2 or later)SHA-256 verifiedLenovo6.0.9239.1June 21, 2022Windows 11Windows 1064-bit
Realtek Audio Features - 10 (1709 or Later) 11 (21H2 or later)SHA-256 verifiedLenovo6.0.9239.1June 20, 2022Windows 11Windows 1064-bit
Realtek Audio Driver - 10 (1709 or Later) 11 (21H2 or Later)SHA-256 verifiedLenovo6.0.9239.1June 15, 2022Windows 11Windows 1064-bit
Realtek Audio Driver - 11 (21H2 or later)SHA-256 verifiedLenovo6.0.8742.1January 20, 2022Windows 1164-bit