Posted 01 November 2013 - 21:29 BEST ANSWER
I used the one labeled "Vista, Windows7, Windows8, Windows8.1, Driver (32/64bits) Driver only (ZIP file)"

Just unzip it to the desktop and choose "update drivers" from the device manager node for your audio.

Zlip792, on 08 Nov 2013 - 17:37, said:
Un-installation does not worked while Eric solution worked, so I marked his answer as Best Answer. Thanks a lot Eric.

Glad it worked! I think the issue is related to the exe files that are in the driver package. I always disable the Realtek control panel in the task manager's startup tab, too. It likes to throw UAC prompts occasionally for some reason and all of the settings in it are also mirrored in the audio properties dialogs.


i uninstall previous version and restart, after restart, install the Win7_Win8_Win81_R272.exe 192 MB (202,160,500 bytes) on my windows 7 32bit, after restart and input my user accounts password at the login screen, windows stuck at login screen loading forever, have to reset and go to safe mode to uninstall the new 2.72 driver to be able login to windows again. after that install the previous version 2.71, windows and sound work as usual like before, this new 2.72 version of driver has some issues. i had tried multiple times, even try to download from another realtek international server, and uninstall and reinstall again, it still stuck at login screen after i input my user accounts password.

i report this issues to realtek without getting any reply.

http://www.neowin.net/forum/topic/1185343-...-hd-272-driver/


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I got some issues too with this flavor R272 on Windows 8.1 on my Gigabyte Motherboard. After installing new drivers I lost my Optical output I use for an external Amp. No way to get it back.
I had to uninstall and use the R270 older drivers..

http://www.dslreports.com/forum/r28801232-...s-7-and-Windows

This post has been edited by Alpha_Tay: Nov 10 2013, 01:03 AM

the problem of 2.72, unable to login to windows seem to be fixed at 2.73.