
Upper and lower filter registry keys related to CDROM drives in the Windows Registry

Unfortunately, this did nothing and Windows would report it was already using the 'best driver' already.Īfter a bit more research, some sites suggested (with success) that deleting Using a Windows 7 or 8 sound driver might work.

While researching the 'audio not working (Code 10)' issue, it was suggested that sometimes Windows 10 audio drivers won't work on some sound controllers, and that I then looked up William's motherboard model number usingĬPUz, then proceeded to download the appropriate sound drivers for Windows 10 from the manufacturer's website. If I double clicked on the "High Definition Audio Device" with the exclamation mark, Windows reported that " This device cannot start. What we were left with were two " High Definition Audio Device" listings under the " Sound, Video and Game Controllers" heading and only one of them had the yellow exclamation mark (!). Nine times out of 10 this usually fixes the problem, but in this case it did When I did that, one of the yellow exclamation points (!) in Device Manager went away - a sign of progress. Go to Device Manager and deleted all the audio devices related to his sound card, then rescanned the system for changes. How to Fix: No Sound - High Definition Audio Driver (Code 10)Īs for William's sound problem, it was rather vexing. In other words, it is a major security risk that can leave the system wide open to hackers and exploits - so if anyone else reading this article is doing the same thing to 'fix' a problem - please don't. Off the bat, I told William that he should not be doing a System Restore every few days to 'fix' the sound issue, as this effectively rolls back any security updates in Windows 10 to a previously unpatched state. Remote desktop support service to have a closer look, and he agreed. I asked William if he would like me to connect to his system using my I am hoping you can help, as I'm getting tried of doing a System Restore every few days. If I use headphones on the computer, I have sound - just not out of the TV with HDMI. Realtek audio drivers to no avail - the sound will simply not work! My system is connected to a TV via HDMI cable. In my Device Manager I have: a 'High Definition Audio Device' with yellow exclamation point warning, and two 'Realtek High Definition Audio Device' with no warning.

If I use System Restore to roll back the sysetm (which then uninstalls the update), my sound works perfectly fine. I'm have a problem with my sound after the latest Windows Update in Windows 10 (version 15063.540).
