While Intel has improved its High Definition Audio codecs, most Windows computers still ship with Realtek HD Audio Manager and its related drivers. Further, the integrated sound cards on Windows PCs are mostly manufactured by Realtek so it makes more sense to use the first-party utility for better sound output. Having said that, we have been getting reports of Realtek HD Audio Manager missing from Windows 10. It does not show up either in the system tray or in Control Panel. Many have pointed the issue to Windows 10 update and rightly so. Nevertheless, in this article, we will learn how to fix the Realtek HD Audio Manager missing issue from Windows 10. We have offered two easy ways to bring back the Realtek HD Audio Manager on Windows 10. Now without further delay, let’s go through the guide.

As always, we will update the sound driver first to fix the Realtek HD Audio Manager missing issue from Windows 10 automatically. And if that does work out then we will download and install the latest Realtek codecs from its official website manually. With that said, let’s move to the steps.

Update the Sound Driver

  1. First of all, right-click on the start menu and open “Device Manager”.

  2. Here, we will re-install the Realtek driver again but manually. Select “Update driver” and choose “Browse my computer for drivers“.

Download Realtek HD Audio Manager

If the above method didn’t resolve the Realtek HD Audio Manager missing issue from Windows 10 then follow this section. Here, we will download the latest version of Realtek HD Audio Manager straight from Realtek’s official website and then install it. So here is how to go about it.

  1. In case, Realtek HD Audio Manager is still missing from the system tray then right-click on “RtkNGUI64.exe” and select “Send to”. Here, choose “Desktop (create shortcut)”. Now, you can access Realtek HD Audio Manager straight from the desktop, anytime you want.

So that is how you can resolve the Realtek HD Audio Manager missing issue from Windows 10. I have offered two methods and both are quite straightforward. At first, you can try updating the driver to the latest version. And if that does not work then you can simply download the Realtek HD Audio Manager from the official website.