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edit approved Apr 18, 2017 at 1:07
Stephen Rauch
edit approved Apr 18, 2017 at 1:07
Stephen Rauch
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Here's a way of removing it the way you're wanting to.

  1. With Realtek still installed go to the task manager and find

    With Realtek still installed go to the task manager and find "Realtek Audio Driver" ("Rltk" or look for their speaker emblem) on the list of applications.

    "Realtek Audio Driver" ("Rltk" or look for their speaker emblem) on the list of applications.
  2. Then open the application's properties and go the Security Tab and click the Advanced button near the bottom.

    Then open the application's properties and go the Security Tab and click the Advanced button near the bottom.

  3. From there you'll want to remove everything from that list (it removes and all permissions from Realtek Audio).

    From there you'll want to remove everything from that list (it removes all permissions from Realtek Audio).

  4. Then uninstall the Realtek Audio Driver from the Add or Remove Programs menu or the Device Manager.

    Then uninstall the Realtek Audio Driver from the Add or Remove Programs menu or the Device Manager.

Now, when you restart your PC, it will not have permission to reinstall itself and Windows should activate their default audio driver to replace it.

Here's a way of removing it the way you're wanting to.

  1. With Realtek still installed go to the task manager and find "Realtek Audio Driver" ("Rltk" or look for their speaker emblem) on the list of applications.
  2. Then open the application's properties and go the Security Tab and click the Advanced button near the bottom.
  3. From there you'll want to remove everything from that list (it removes and all permissions from Realtek Audio).
  4. Then uninstall the Realtek Audio Driver from the Add or Remove Programs menu or the Device Manager.

Now when you restart your PC it will not have permission to reinstall itself and Windows should activate their default audio driver to replace it.

Here's a way of removing it the way you're wanting to.

  1. With Realtek still installed go to the task manager and find "Realtek Audio Driver" ("Rltk" or look for their speaker emblem) on the list of applications.

  2. Then open the application's properties and go the Security Tab and click the Advanced button near the bottom.

  3. From there you'll want to remove everything from that list (it removes all permissions from Realtek Audio).

  4. Then uninstall the Realtek Audio Driver from the Add or Remove Programs menu or the Device Manager.

Now, when you restart your PC, it will not have permission to reinstall itself and Windows should activate their default audio driver to replace it.

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Here's a way of removing it the way you're wanting to.

  1. With Realtek still installed go to the task manager and find "Realtek Audio Driver" ("Rltk" or look for their speaker emblem) on the list of applications.
  2. Then open the application's properties and go the Security Tab and click the Advanced button near the bottom.
  3. From there you'll want to remove everything from that list (it removes and all permissions from Realtek Audio).
  4. Then uninstall the Realtek Audio Driver from the Add or Remove Programs menu or the Device Manager.

Now when you restart your PC it will not have permission to reinstall itself and Windows should activate their default audio driver to replace it.