How to Update Device Drivers Quickly & Easily
Tech Tip: Updating drivers manually requires some computer skills and patience. A faster and easier option is to use the Driver Update Utility for Conexant to scan your system for free. The utility tells you which specific drivers are out-of-date for all of your devices.
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Step 1 - Download Your Driver
To get the latest driver, including Windows 10 drivers, you can choose from a list of most popular Conexant downloads. Click the download button next to the matching model name. After you complete your download, move on to Step 2.
If your driver is not listed and you know the model name or number of your Conexant device, you can use it to search our driver archive for your Conexant device model. Simply type the model name and/or number into the search box and click the Search button. You may see different versions in the results. Choose the best match for your PC and operating system.
If you don’t know the model name or number, you can start to narrow your search down by choosing which category of Conexant device you have (such as Printer, Scanner, Video, Network, etc.). Start by selecting the correct category from our list of Conexant Device Drivers by Category.
Need more help finding the right driver? You can request a driver and we will find it for you. We employ a team from around the world. They add hundreds of new drivers to our site every day.
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Tech Tip: If you are having trouble deciding which is the right driver, try the Driver Update Utility for Conexant. It is a software utility that will find the right driver for you - automatically.
Conexant updates their drivers regularly. To get the latest Windows 10 driver, you may need to go to Conexant website to find the driver for to your specific Windows version and device model.
Step 2 - Install Your Driver
After you download your new driver, then you have to install it. To install a driver in Windows, you will need to use a built-in utility called Device Manager. It allows you to see all of the devices recognized by your system, and the drivers associated with them.
How to Open Device Manager
- In Windows 8.1 & Windows 10, right-click the Start menu and select Device Manager
- In Windows 8, swipe up from the bottom, or right-click anywhere on the desktop and choose 'All Apps' -> swipe or scroll right and choose 'Control Panel' (under Windows System section) -> Hardware and Sound -> Device Manager
- In Windows 7, click Start -> Control Panel -> Hardware and Sound -> Device Manager
- In Windows Vista, click Start -> Control Panel -> System and Maintenance -> Device Manager
- In Windows XP, click Start -> Control Panel -> Performance and Maintenance -> System -> Hardware tab -> Device Manager button
How to Install drivers using Device Manager
- Locate the device and model that is having the issue and double-click on it to open the Properties dialog box.
- Select the Driver tab.
- Click the Update Driver button and follow the instructions. Complete pc backup.
In most cases, you will need to reboot your computer in order for the driver update to take effect.
Tech Tip: Driver downloads and updates come in a variety of file formats with different file extensions. For example, you may have downloaded an EXE, INF, ZIP, or SYS file. Each file type has a slighty different installation procedure to follow.
If you are having trouble installing your driver, you should use the Driver Update Utility for Conexant. It is a software utility that automatically finds, downloads and installs the right driver for your system. You can even backup your drivers before making any changes, and revert back in case there were any problems.
Try it now to safely update all of your drivers in just a few clicks. Once you download and run the utility, it will scan for out-of-date or missing drivers:
When the scan is complete, the driver update utility will display a results page showing which drivers are missing or out-of-date. You can update individual drivers, or all of the necessary drivers with one click.
For more help, visit our Driver Support Page for step-by-step videos on how to install drivers for every file type.
Have you just performed Windows 10 update and found that there’s no sound coming from your Conexant audio device?
Well, you’re not alone. This is one issue that troubles many Windows users.
Thankfully, it doesn’t take much to solve it. In this post, we’ll discuss some solutions that have worked for many Windows users. We’re sure that at least one of these will work for you too.
Of course, you don’t have to perform all the solutions given in this post. Just perform the solutions in the sequence they’re given below, until the problem disappears.
So, let’s dig in.
Error Message
This issue sometimes is accompanied with an error message, and sometimes not. When an error message appears with the issue, it is likely to be one of these.
- “The application will exit”
- “Failed to create Conexant Audio Factory, The SmartAudio will now exit”
- “A conexant audio device could not be found”
The solutions discussed in this post have known to work for Toshiba, HP, Dell, Asus, Samsung, Acer, and Lenovo computers. However, there’s no reason why they wouldn’t work for a computer of any other make.
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Solution 1 – Run MSConfig
A Microsoft Utility, MSConfig is also called the System Configuration Utility. You can use it to decide what services and programs load automatically with Windows.
Here are the steps to follow.
- Click the Windows icon in the taskbar, type “run” in the start search box, and then press Enter
- Now type msconfig and press Enter
- Click the Boot tab
- Click the Advanced options tab
- Check the Maximum Memory box and insert the value as 3072 (If you find that this value is unavailable, then insert the value as 4096)
Solution 2 – Update Conexant Audio Driver
This error can occur if your Conexant audio driver is missing or out-of-date. Installing the latest driver in this case will resolve the issue.
You can update Conexant audio driver manually or automatically. The latter is more recommended because it allows you to update your driver with a click of a button. Also this method doesn’t require any kind of technical knowledge.
First, we’ll look at how to update Conexant audio driver automatically and next we’ll see how to use the manual method. There are two ways to update drivers manually—through device manager and downloading the driver from the Internet. We’ll see both the methods.
Update Conexant Audio Driver Automatically
We advise you to use DriverDownloader to update Conexant audio driver. This software is very easy to use.
Just click the green button below to download the software.
Now install and register DriverDownloader. You’ll get automatic driver updates after you register the software. Registered users enjoy access to customer support also. This software tool comes with 90-day money-back guarantee.
After you’ve updated the Conexant audio driver, don’t forget to reboot Windows. The changes come into effect only after restart.
Update Conexant Audio Driver Using Device Manager
Here are the steps to follow for updating the Conexant Audio driver using Device Manager.
- Click the Windows icon in the taskbar
- Type ‘run’ in the start search box and then press enter
- Type ‘devmgmt.msc’ and click the OK button
- Expand Sound, video, and game controllers and then right-click on the Conexant SmartAudio HD and select Update driver software
- Click Browse my computer for driver software
- Next, select Let me pick from a list of device drivers on my computer
- Select a suitable driver from the list that appears on your screen and follow on-screen prompts
- Once the driver is installed, you’ll be asked to restart windows. Reboot so that the changes can take effect
Download Conexant Audio Drivers Manually
If you want, you can download the latest Conexant Audio driver manually. While Conexant offers many amazing audio and voice-enabled products for sound systems (such as Conexant HD SmartAudio) and computer peripherals, it doesn’t offer Conexant audio drivers on its official website.
So, there’s no point in searching for the latest Conexant audio driver on Conexant website. Instead you should go to your laptop or desktop manufacturer’s website and search for the compatible SmartAudio HD driver. For example, if you use a Dell laptop, then you should go Dell official site and download the latest Conexant audio driver from there. Similarly Lenovo and Acer users can get the drivers from their PC manufacturer’s site.
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Solution 3 – Deactivate Windows Update
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We don’t know why this steps work, but some Windows 10 users claim that they were able to resolve the issue by deactivating Windows Update.
Here are the steps to follow.
- Click Start and then click Settings
- Now click Update & Security
- Click Windows Update (it appears in left pane)
- Now select Update history
- Select Uninstall updates
- Now press Windows+R and then type services.msc and press Enter
- Select Windows Update in the services
- In the Startup type drop-down menu, choose Disabled. Then click the OK button