Realtek Audio Effects Component

SWC\VEN_10EC&AID_0012

What this hardware ID is

SWC\VEN_10EC&AID_0012 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.).

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: SWC\VEN_10EC&AID_0012
Bus: SWC
Vendor: Realtek Semiconductor Co., Ltd. (10EC)
Device: Realtek Audio Effects Component
Compatible drivers: 42

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 High Definition Audio Driver · Realtek
Realtek Audio Driver - 11 (24H2 or Later) · Lenovo
Realtek Audio Driver · Realtek
Realtek Audio Driver - 11 (23H2 or Later) · Lenovo
Realtek SoundWire Audio Driver · Realtek
Realtek Audio Driver - 10 (21H2 or Later) 11 (22H2 or Later) · Lenovo
Realtek USB Audio for Docking Station - 10 11 (21H2 or later) · Lenovo
ThinkPad Audio Driver - 11 (23H2 or Later) · Lenovo

Drivers supporting this hardware (42)

DriverManufacturerVersionReleasedWindows / Arch

Realtek Audio Driver - 11 (24H2 or Later)SHA-256 verifiedLenovo6.0.9967.1/20.43.12784.6August 19, 2026Windows 1164-bit
Realtek Audio Driver - 11 (23H2 or Later)SHA-256 verifiedLenovo6.0.9956.1/20.40.12741.9August 18, 2026Windows 1164-bit
Realtek Audio Driver - 11 (24H2 or Later)SHA-256 verifiedLenovo6.0.9951.1/20.43.12784.6August 17, 2026Windows 1164-bit
Realtek Audio Driver - 10 (21H2 or Later) 11 (22H2 or Later)SHA-256 verifiedLenovo6.0.10007.1August 14, 2026Windows 11Windows 1064-bit
Realtek Audio Driver - 11 (23H2 or Later)SHA-256 verifiedLenovo6.0.10007.1August 5, 2026Windows 1164-bit
Realtek Audio Driver - 11 (24H2 or Later)SHA-256 verifiedLenovo10.0.402.1July 29, 2026Windows 1164-bit
Realtek Audio Driver - 11 (24H2 or Later)SHA-256 verifiedLenovo10.0.381.1July 23, 2026Windows 1164-bit
Realtek Audio Driver - 11 (24H2 or Later)SHA-256 verifiedLenovo6.0.9967.1June 30, 2026Windows 1164-bit
Realtek Audio Driver - 11 (24H2 or Later)SHA-256 verifiedLenovo6.0.9966.1June 29, 2026Windows 1164-bit
Realtek Audio Driver - 11 (24H2 or Later)SHA-256 verifiedLenovo6.0.9989.1June 29, 2026Windows 1164-bit
Realtek Audio Driver - 11 (23H2 or Later)SHA-256 verifiedLenovo6.0.9956.1/20.40.12690.2June 15, 2026Windows 1164-bit
Realtek High Definition Audio DriverSHA-256 verifiedRealtek6.0.9977.1June 12, 2026Windows 11Windows 1064-bit
Realtek Audio DriverSHA-256 verifiedRealtek10.0.363.1June 10, 2026Windows 11Windows 1064-bit
Realtek SoundWire Audio DriverSHA-256 verifiedRealtek10.0.363.1June 8, 2026Windows 1164-bit
Realtek Audio Driver - 10 (21H2 or Later) 11 (22H2 or Later)SHA-256 verifiedLenovo6.0.9966.1June 8, 2026Windows 11Windows 1064-bit
ThinkPad Audio Driver - 11 (23H2 or Later)SHA-256 verifiedLenovo20.42.12641.0June 8, 2026Windows 1164-bit
Realtek SoundWire Audio DriverSHA-256 verifiedRealtek10.0.358.1May 28, 2026Windows 1164-bit
Realtek Audio Driver - 11 (24H2 or Later)SHA-256 verifiedLenovo10.0.360.1May 22, 2026Windows 1164-bit
Realtek High Definition Audio DriverSHA-256 verifiedRealtek10.0.359.1May 18, 2026Windows 1164-bit
Realtek High Definition Audio DriverSHA-256 verifiedRealtek6.0.9954.1May 13, 2026Windows 1164-bit
Realtek Audio Driver - 11 (24H2 or Later)SHA-256 verifiedLenovo10.0.349.1May 13, 2026Windows 1164-bit
Realtek Audio Driver - 11 (24H2 or Later)SHA-256 verifiedLenovo10.0.357.1May 11, 2026Windows 1164-bit
Realtek Audio Driver - 11 (23H2 or Later)SHA-256 verifiedLenovo6.0.9960.1May 7, 2026Windows 1164-bit
Realtek High Definition Audio DriverSHA-256 verifiedRealtek6.0.9865.1May 5, 2026Windows 11Windows 1064-bit
Realtek High Definition Audio DriverSHA-256 verifiedRealtek6.0.9960.1April 24, 2026Windows 11Windows 1064-bit
Realtek Audio Driver - 11 (24H2 or Later)SHA-256 verifiedLenovo10.0.329.1April 23, 2026Windows 1164-bit
Realtek Audio Driver - 11 (24H2 or Later)SHA-256 verifiedLenovo6.0.9948.1April 20, 2026Windows 1164-bit
Realtek High Definition Audio DriverSHA-256 verifiedRealtek6.0.9906.1April 10, 2026Windows 11Windows 1064-bit
Realtek Audio DriverSHA-256 verifiedRealtek6.0.9826.1April 10, 2026Windows 11Windows 1064-bit
Realtek High Definition Audio DriverSHA-256 verifiedRealtek6.0.9948.1April 10, 2026Windows 11Windows 1064-bit
Realtek SoundWire Audio DriverSHA-256 verifiedRealtek10.0.318.1March 19, 2026Windows 1164-bit
Realtek Audio DriverSHA-256 verifiedRealtek10.0.294.1March 6, 2026Windows 1164-bit
Realtek Audio DriverSHA-256 verifiedRealtek10.0.325.1March 6, 2026Windows 1164-bit
Realtek High Definition Audio DriverSHA-256 verifiedRealtek6.0.9791.1February 20, 2026Windows 11Windows 1064-bit
Realtek High Definition Audio DriverSHA-256 verifiedRealtek6.0.9835.1February 20, 2026Windows 11Windows 1064-bit
Realtek High Definition Audio DriverSHA-256 verifiedRealtek10.0.105.6February 20, 2026Windows 11Windows 1064-bit
Realtek High Definition Audio DriverSHA-256 verifiedRealtek6.0.9818.1February 20, 2026Windows 11Windows 1064-bit
Realtek Audio DriverSHA-256 verifiedRealtek10.0.177.1February 18, 2026Windows 11Windows 1064-bit
Realtek High Definition Audio DriverSHA-256 verifiedRealtek0.105.1.5February 16, 2026Windows 11Windows 1064-bit
Realtek Audio DriverSHA-256 verifiedRealtek6.0.9679.1September 9, 2024Windows 11Windows 1064-bit
Realtek Audio DriverSHA-256 verifiedRealtek0.0.68.3March 15, 2024Windows 11Windows 1064-bit
Realtek USB Audio for Docking Station - 10 11 (21H2 or later)SHA-256 verifiedLenovo6.3.9600.2299December 16, 2021Windows 11Windows 1064-bit