HDAUDIO\FUNC_01&VEN_10EC&DEV_0257&SUBSYS_17AA3851

What this hardware ID is

HDAUDIO\FUNC_01&VEN_10EC&DEV_0257&SUBSYS_17AA3851 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_17AA3851
Bus: HDAUDIO
Vendor: Realtek Semiconductor Co., Ltd. (10EC)
Device: 0257
Compatible drivers: 33

Devices and driver packages with this ID

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

Realtek Audio Driver - 11 (21H2 or Later) · Lenovo
Realtek Audio Driver - 11 · Lenovo
Realtek Audio Driver - 10 (20H2 or Later) 11 (21H2 or Later) · Lenovo
Senary Audio Driver - 10 (22H2 or Later) 11 (22H2 or Later) · Lenovo
Realtek Audio Codec Driver (Windows 10 Version 1803 - 1909) - 10 64 · Lenovo
Realtek Audio Driver - 10 (1909 or Later) 11 · Lenovo
Realtek Audio Driver - 10 (21H1 or Later) 11 (21H2 or Later) · Lenovo
Realtek Audio Driver - 10 (21H2 or Later) 11 (21H2 or Later) · Lenovo
Realtek Audio Driver - 10 (21H2 or Later) 11 (22H2 or Later) · Lenovo
Realtek Audio Driver - 10 (22H2 or Later) 11 (22H2 or Later) · Lenovo
Realtek Audio Driver - 11 (21H2 or later) · Lenovo
Realtek Audio Driver - 11 (21H2) · Lenovo

Drivers supporting this hardware (33)

DriverManufacturerVersionReleasedWindows / Arch

Senary Audio Driver - 10 (22H2 or Later) 11 (22H2 or Later)SHA-256 verifiedLenovo3.48.117.0August 17, 2026Windows 11Windows 1064-bit
Realtek Audio Driver - 10 (21H2 or Later) 11 (22H2 or Later)SHA-256 verifiedLenovo6.0.9694.1/20.40.12589.3April 8, 2026Windows 11Windows 1064-bit
Realtek Audio Driver - 11SHA-256 verifiedLenovo6.0.9879.1March 11, 2026Windows 1164-bit
Realtek Audio Driver - 11 (24H2,25H2)SHA-256 verifiedLenovo6.0.9885.1March 9, 2026Windows 1164-bit
Realtek Audio HD Driver - 11 (25H2)SHA-256 verifiedLenovo6.0.9895.1January 29, 2026Windows 1164-bit
Realtek Audio Driver - 11SHA-256 verifiedLenovo6.0.9879.1/10.29.0.11060January 6, 2026Windows 1164-bit
Realtek Audio Driver - 10 (1909 or Later) 11SHA-256 verifiedLenovo6.0.9764.1November 12, 2025Windows 11Windows 1064-bit
Realtek Audio Driver - 10 (22H2 or Later) 11 (22H2 or Later)SHA-256 verifiedLenovo6.0.9706.1October 15, 2025Windows 11Windows 1064-bit
Realtek Audio Driver - 10 (21H2 or Later) 11 (21H2 or Later)SHA-256 verifiedLenovo6.0.9694.1/10.29.00.11192/3.30809.881.0October 15, 2025Windows 11Windows 1064-bit
Realtek Audio Driver - 10 (20H2 or Later) 11 (21H2 or Later)SHA-256 verifiedLenovo6.0.9847.1September 26, 2025Windows 11Windows 1064-bit
Realtek Audio Driver - 10 (20H2 or Later) 11 (21H2 or Later)SHA-256 verifiedLenovo6.0.9597.1August 22, 2025Windows 11Windows 1064-bit
Realtek Audio Driver - 10 (21H1 or Later) 11 (21H2 or Later)SHA-256 verifiedLenovo6.0.9847.1July 14, 2025Windows 11Windows 1064-bit
Realtek Audio Driver - 11 (21H2 or Later)SHA-256 verifiedLenovo6.0.9816.1April 23, 2025Windows 1164-bit
Realtek Audio HD Driver - 11 (24H2)SHA-256 verifiedLenovo6.0.9754.1April 21, 2025Windows 1164-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 - 10 (20H2 or Later) 11 (21H2 or Later)SHA-256 verifiedLenovo6.0.9559.1January 3, 2025Windows 11Windows 1064-bit
Realtek Audio Driver - 11 (21H2 or Later)SHA-256 verifiedLenovo6.0.9700.1October 15, 2024Windows 1164-bit
Realtek Audio Driver - 11 (21H2 or Later)SHA-256 verifiedLenovo6.0.9675.1August 22, 2024Windows 1164-bit
Realtek Audio Driver - 11 (21H2 or Later)SHA-256 verifiedLenovo6.0.9441.1July 4, 2024Windows 1164-bit
Realtek Audio Driver - 11 (21H2,22H2)SHA-256 verifiedLenovo6.0.9618.1March 4, 2024Windows 1164-bit
Realtek Audio Driver - 11 (21H2,22H2 or Later)SHA-256 verifiedLenovo6.0.9261.1February 27, 2024Windows 1164-bit
Realtek Audio Driver - 11 (22H2)SHA-256 verifiedLenovo6.0.9452.1January 4, 2024Windows 1164-bit
Realtek Audio Driver - 11 (21H2 or Later)SHA-256 verifiedLenovo6.0.9573.1December 19, 2023Windows 1164-bit
Realtek Audio Features Driver - 10 (20H2 or Later) 11 (21H2 or Later)SHA-256 verifiedLenovo6.0.9506.1/10.29.00.9153October 7, 2023Windows 11Windows 1064-bit
Realtek Audio Driver - 11 (21H2 or Later)SHA-256 verifiedLenovo6.0.9553.1September 26, 2023Windows 1164-bit
Realtek Audio Driver - 11 (21H2 or Later)SHA-256 verifiedLenovo6.0.9537.1August 18, 2023Windows 1164-bit
Realtek Audio Driver - 11SHA-256 verifiedLenovo6.0.9509.1May 18, 2023Windows 1164-bit
Realtek Audio Driver - 11 (21H2 or later)SHA-256 verifiedLenovo6.0.9376.1April 14, 2023Windows 1164-bit
Realtek Audio Driver - 11(21H2 or Later)SHA-256 verifiedLenovo6.0.9376.1September 19, 2022Windows 1164-bit
Realtek Audio Driver - 11 (21H2 or Later)SHA-256 verifiedLenovo6.0.9373.1August 16, 2022Windows 1164-bit
Realtek Audio Driver - 11 (21H2)SHA-256 verifiedLenovo6.0.9333.1July 7, 2022Windows 1164-bit
Realtek Audio Driver - 11SHA-256 verifiedLenovo6.0.9030.1December 22, 2021Windows 1164-bit
Realtek Audio Codec Driver (Windows 10 Version 1803 - 1909) - 10 64SHA-256 verifiedLenovo6.0.8923.1September 24, 2020Windows 1064-bit