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Realtek HD Audio Driver Revision History – Windows 8.1 x86 – x64 and Windows 10 x86 – x64

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Realtek HD Audio Driver Revision History – Windows 8.1 x86/x64 and Windows 10 x86/x64


6.0.9629.1 – 09/01/2024
6.0.9618.1 – 12/12/2023
6.0.9514.1 – 
6.0.9492.1 – 14/03/2023
6.0.9452.1
6.0.9363.1 – 07/06/2022
6.0.9279.1
6.0.9210.1
6.0.9180.1 – 01/06/2021
6.0.8720.1 –
6.0.1.8703.1 –
6.0.1.8668 – 28/03/2019
6.0.1.8531 –
6.0.1.8522 –
6.0.1.8480 –
6.0.1.8470 – 19/06/2018
6.0.1.8454 –
6.0.1.8447 –
6.0.1.8425 – 17/04/2018
6.0.1.8363 – 30/01/2018
6.0.1.8302 – 14/11/2017
R2.82 – 6.0.1.8186 –
R2.81 – 6.0.1.8036 –
R2.80 – 6.0.1.8004 –
????? – 6.0.1.7910 – 16/08/2016
????? – 6.0.1.7548 – 30/06/2015
R2.79 – 6.0.1.7541 –
R2.78 – 6.0.1.7512 –
R2.77 – 6.0.1.7503 –

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Winspool.drv – Pre Service Pack 2 Revision History for Windows 7 SP1, Windows Server 2008 R2 SP1 and Windows Small Business Server 2011 (SBS 2011)

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Winspool.drv – Pre Service Pack 2 Revision History for Windows 7 SP1, Windows Server 2008 R2 SP1 and Windows Small Business Server 2011 (SBS 2011)

30-Jul-2013 – 6.1.7601.22406 – Winspool.drv – x64 – http://support.microsoft.com/kb/2871131 – The size of the “HKEY_USERS\.DEFAULT” registry hive continuously increases on a Windows Server-based server

09-Oct-2012 – 6.1.7601.22130 – Winspool.drv – x86/x64 – http://support.microsoft.com/kb/2769359 – Print job fails when the printer driver isolation feature is set to isolated or shared mode in Windows 7 or Windows Server 2008 R2

13-May-2011 – 6.1.7601.21727 – Winspool.drv – x86/x64 – http://support.microsoft.com/kb/2542200 – A Win32 application that calls the EndDoc function crashes if you have 255 printing jobs in the queue in Windows 7 or in Windows Server 2008 R2

17-Mar-2011 – 6.1.7601.21685 – Winspool.drv – x86/x64 – http://support.microsoft.com/kb/981070 – “Windows can’t open Add Printer” error in a 64-bit version of Win7 or of Windows Server 2008 R2

18-Dec-2010 – 6.1.7601.21624 – Winspool.drv – x64 – http://support.microsoft.com/kb/2443101 – Print queue restore operations through the “printui.exe” command fail, error code 0x000000C in Windows Server 2008 R2 or in Windows 7

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ATI / AMD have recently released Catalyst 12.9 Beta Driver Suite

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ATI / AMD have recently released Catalyst 12.9 Beta Driver Suite

You can download it here: http://support.amd.com/us/kbarticles/Pages/AMDCatalyst129betadriver.aspx

Feature Highlights of the AMD Catalyst 12.9 Beta: AMD Catalyst Mobility support for AMD Enduro Technology

AMD Catalyst Mobility now includes support for AMD Enduro Technology

  • AMD Enduro Technology for Notebooks delivers:

– Long lasting battery life

– GPU accelerated performance for gaming, video, and compute apps

– A Seamless and automatic experience

New features found in Catalyst 12.9 Beta:

  • Re-designed Catalyst Control Center user interface

– View all profiled applications

– View recently run applications

– Profile applications based on power source

Expert mode control and customization

  • Performance centric AC
  • Battery centric DC

Performance highlights of AMD Catalyst™ 12.9 Beta (versus AMD Catalyst 12.8)

  • Up to 10% in Lost Planet 2 in single GPU configurations

Feature Highlights of AMD Catalyst 12.9 Beta Linux® Driver: New OS Support

This release of AMD Catalyst Linux introduces support for the following new operating systems.

  • Ubuntu 12.10 early look support
  • RHEL 6.3 production support

Resolved issue highlights of the AMD Catalyst 12.9 Beta driver

  • Tri and Quad CrossFire+ Eyefinity configurations – Certain DirectX 10 and DirectX 11 applications lower than expected performance
  • FireFox – corruption observed in CrossFire configurations
  • Enabling Overdrive settings increased clocks in all power states
  • Availability of AMD Video Converter support in AMD Catalyst 12.9 Beta Windows 7 and Windows Vista packages
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ATI / AMD have recently released Catalyst 12.8 Driver Suite

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ATI / AMD have recently released Catalyst 12.8 Driver Suite

You can download it here:

http://sites.amd.com/us/game/downloads/Pages/downloads.aspx

Feature Highlights of the AMD Catalyst 12.8: Windows 8 support

AMD’s first logo certified driver for Windows 8 production featuring support for the DirectX® 11.1 and the new WDDM 1.2 driver model:

  • Target-Independent Rasterization (TIR): TIR is a new rendering path that enables superior anti-aliasing in Direct3D driver applications.
  • Native Stereo 3D Support: Windows 8 natively supports stereoscopic 3D gaming and videos via compatible applications.
  • Unified Video API: Video playback has been integrated into the DirectX 11 API, enabling simultaneous video and gaming content. Transcoding performance may also be improved for supporting applications.
  • Optimized screen rotation for rotation aware devices.
  • Improved sleep/resume performance.
  • Optimized GPU power consumption.
  • Support for AMD features

– AMD Eyefinity

– OpenCL™

– OpenGL

– UVD

– AMD Dual Graphics / AMD CrossFire™ Technology

– AMD Overdrive

– AMD Catalyst Control Center / Vision Engine Control Center

 

RESOLVED ISSUES

This section provides information on resolved known issues in this release of the AMD Catalyst 12.8 software suite.

Resolved Issues for the Windows 7 Operating System

  • Over/underscan settings are correctly restored on system reboot
  • SolidWorks: Graphical corruption is no longer experienced
  • Crysis Warhead: No longer crashes when launched in DirectX 10 mode
  • System no longer hangs when resuming from sleep mode
  • Audio is no longer disabled if the connected HDTV Is switched off/on
  • Enabling dual graphics mode with a HD 7000 series product no longer displays green video playback
  • Call of Duty- Black Ops : No longer hangs when loading a mission in DirectX 9 mode with Crossfire enabled
  • Shogun 2: Flickering text is no longer experienced
  • Star Wars – The Old Republic: In game cinematics no longer experience flicker when using the arrow keys
  • Dirt Showdown: 8-Ball track no longer hangs with AMD Crossfire functionality enabled
  • Max Payne 3: A black screen is no longer observed when launching game in DirectX 11 mode with AMD Crossfire functionality enabled
  • Max Payne 3: Applying in game settings no longer causes the game to crash

Resolved Issues for the Windows 8 Operating System (These issues were found in the Catalyst driver for the Windows 8 Preview)

  • Video playback using the Metro video player no longer shows green corruption
  • Deus Ex – Human Revolution: Graphics corruption is no longer experienced during in game cinematics with AMD Crossfire functionality enabled
  • Battlefield 3: game no longer crashes when AMD Crossfire functionality is enabled
  • Need for Speed – The Run: game no longer crashes to the desktop
  • Blocky video corruption no longer seen when using VLC
  • System no longer hangs when using PowerDVD
  • Green video corruption is no longer seen when using various video players

Resolved Issues for the Windows XP Operating System

  • QQ Dancer: A black screen is no longer randomly experienced

 

KNOWN ISSUES

The following section provides a summary of open issues that may be experienced with the AMD Catalyst 12.8 software suite

Known issues under the Windows 7 operating system

  • Max Payne 3: Lights may flicker when run in Direct X 11 mode in a triple AMD Crossfire configuration
  • F1 2011: Vehicle textures may flicker when graphics profile is set to low
  • Enemy Territory Quake Wars: Poor performance may be experienced with AMD Crossfire technology enabled
  • Rage: Poor performance may be experienced with AMD Crossfire technology enabled

Known issues under the Windows 8 operating system

  • Blocky corruption may be experienced when playing back Flash video content
  • De-interlacing settings may not be applied to interlaced content when using MPC-HC and PowerDVD
  • Civilization V: game may crash when run in DirectX 9 mode
  • Total War – Shogun 2: game may experience random crashes
  • Rage: game may experience random crashes

Known issues under the Windows XP operating system

  • Diablo 3/Starcraft 2/World of Warcraft: Performance may be affected when run in windowed mode