what is intel smart connect and can i remove it

Intel Smart Sound Technology for USB Audio, 3. Intel Smart Sound Technology for Digital Microphone, 2. I have noticed that in Win11 on the same laptop before wiping it clean, the device manager showed three device under Sound video and gaming Controllers: 1. The Audio driver was not recognized by the Win10, therefore went to HP download site, auto detected the laptop, under Win10 x 64, there is only Realtek Audio driver available for download, but after installing it, the laptop still have yellow flags on Intel High Definition Audio, PC Data Acquisition and Signal Processing Controller under Other devices category plus other two unknown devices, even I have installed all available from HP download. Got a brand new HP 17' laptop ( 17-cn1003ca) with Windows 11 preloaded, but I need to downgrade it to Win10x 64.

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What is intel smart connect and can i remove it