v
6.0.9960.1 UAD HP {NB/laptop} drivers + Intel HDASST driver + Cirrus Logic Amp driver + XPERI/DTS APO/SWC drivers from Hewlett-Packard (posted 4/15/2026 - 4/16/2026)
{
sp172173
-
release notes
} {
sp172213
-
release notes
}
-have HDXACPHPNB.inf, HDXHAPHPNB.inf, HDXHPNB.inf, HDXSSTHPNB.inf & HDXSSTHPNB2.inf files
-both include Realtek APO2 {
12.5317.2477.796/13.5317.2477.796} drivers and Realtek Audio Universal Service
1.0.965.7 SWC driver
-sp172173 package has DTS HP Extension 1.16.0.0, DTS APO4x Core 1.16.4.0, DTS APO4x Controller DLL Component 1.16.4.0 & DTS APO4x RPC Service 1.16.3.0 SWC drivers
-sp172213 package has DTS HP Extension 1.15.50.0, DTS APO4x Core 1.15.16.0 & DTS APO4x RPC Service 1.15.18.0 SWC drivers
v
6.0.9954.1 UAD Acer {NB/laptop} drivers from Acer (posted 4/09/2026 - 4/14/2026)
{
6.0.9954.1 Acer download 1
} {
6.0.9954.1 Acer download 2
}
-have only HDXSSTACERNB.inf file
Realtek SDCA {Soundwire Audio} 10.0.337.1 Acer driver {
download here
}
XPERI/DTS APO4 1.16.4.x Acer driver package from
Acer
(released April 2026) - for Win11 only; Win10 not supported
-includes DTS Acer Extension 1.16.3.0, DTS APO4x Core 1.16.4.0, DTS APO4x Controller DLL Component 1.16.4.0, DTS APO4x RPC Service 1.16.4.0 & DTS:X Ultra HSA 1.17.0 SWC drivers
also
DTS APO4x AudioProcessingObject 1.16.4.0 Win11 driver from Microsoft (cab download 1.4Mb; quietly posted 2/23/2026)
catalog.s.download.windowsupdate.com/c/m...004db2f8f36e5636.cab
DTS APO4x Controller SoftwareComponent 1.16.4.0 Win11 driver from Microsoft (cab download 1.0Mb; also quietly posted 2/23/2026)
catalog.s.download.windowsupdate.com/c/m...c1356acfa9cdff27.cab
DTS APO4x RPC Service SoftwareComponent 1.16.3.0 Win11 driver from Microsoft (cab download 225Kb; also quietly posted 2/23/2026)
catalog.s.download.windowsupdate.com/c/m...69c30e3e9f3f5bed.cab
note:
none of these DTS 1.16.x APO/SWC drivers support Win10 and require
Win11 and also require at least a DTS Extension
1.16.0.0 driver from manufacturer/OEM based audio driver packages released in 2026 in order for the latest DTS:X Ultra & DTS Audio Processing {DAP} apps to work correctly
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