Confusion Over Multiple Sound and Bluetooth Drivers


  1. Kupuna
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    Confusion Over Multiple Sound and Bluetooth Drivers


    My reasonably new Intel NUC seems to offer a choice of key system drivers. It lists "AMD high definition audio device" and "Realtek High Definition Audio".
    I thought Bluetooth was handled in my Archer A7 router, but I also see "Intel Bluetooth Wireless" listed on my NUC drivers and there is a Broadcomm driver in my Win 10
    So I have audio and Bluetooth services, but should I be using Intel or Broadcomm or Realtek or AMD? Does it matter which driver handles these services? Do I have any significant choice? Everything I need is working, but it bothers me that I don't understand how to manage these apparently duplicated services. Can you help me understand the concepts?
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  3. fireberd
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    Realtek or AMD sound depends on whether you are using the sound connections from the motherboard or via HDMI. Realtek for PC sound and AMD for HDMI sound.

    I would use the Intel Bluetooth over the router Bluetooth.
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