HDAUDIO\FUNC_01&VEN_10EC&DEV_0257&SUBSYS_17AA3D8D

What this hardware ID is

HDAUDIO\FUNC_01&VEN_10EC&DEV_0257&SUBSYS_17AA3D8D 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_17AA3D8D
Bus: HDAUDIO
Vendor: Realtek Semiconductor Co., Ltd. (10EC)
Device: 0257
Compatible drivers: 21

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 - 11 (24H2 or Later) · Lenovo
Realtek Audio Driver - 10 (20H2 or Later) 11 (21H2 or Later) · 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 (21H2,22H2) · Lenovo
Realtek Audio Driver - 11 (23H2 or Later) · Lenovo
Realtek Audio Driver - 11 (24H2,25H2) · Lenovo

Drivers supporting this hardware (21)

DriverManufacturerVersionReleasedWindows / Arch

Realtek Audio Driver - 11 (24H2 or Later)SHA-256 verifiedLenovo6.0.10010.1August 17, 2026Windows 1164-bit
Realtek Audio Driver - 11 (24H2 or Later)SHA-256 verifiedLenovo6.0.9980.1June 4, 2026Windows 1164-bit
Realtek Audio Driver - 11 (23H2 or Later)SHA-256 verifiedLenovo6.0.9794.1/6.0.3.119May 11, 2026Windows 1164-bit
Realtek Audio Driver - 11 (24H2 or Later)SHA-256 verifiedLenovo6.0.9937.1April 21, 2026Windows 1164-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 (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 (22H2 or Later) 11 (22H2 or Later)SHA-256 verifiedLenovo6.0.9706.1October 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
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 (21H2,22H2)SHA-256 verifiedLenovo6.0.9618.1March 4, 2024Windows 1164-bit
Realtek Audio Driver - 11 (21H2 or Later)SHA-256 verifiedLenovo6.0.9573.1December 19, 2023Windows 1164-bit