Windows 10: after a recent update of windows 11 I no longer have sound how do i fix it?

I have run all troubleshooters on both my system and on line. They can't find a problem and tell me that my drivers are up to date. If I go into Device Mgr, Audio input and output is missing along with Sound, video and game controllers. If I open View in DM and hidden devices, I do not see Audio input and output but I do see Sound, video and game controllers, and expanded I see Intel Smart Sound Technology for USB Audio and Microsoft Streaming Service Proxy. I do not see any reference to my Realtek-High-Def drivers. I have uninstalled and reinstalled the Realtek drivers. No fix. Again, I had w

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Windows sound not playing after recent Win10 Update

Hi all,

Symptom:
Since last windows update, windows doesn't play the windows sounds: Startup, UAC sound, exclamation, warning, notifications, etc.

Note: Other sounds, like games, videos, calls are working well.

I use SoundBlaster Z series sound card. Their recent driver update release notes lists that the driver is fixing this issue.

Actions taken:
Removed the driver completely
rebooted
Reinstalled the driver

Results:
After initial boot and subsequent restarts, the windows sounds play well.
After a computer shutdown and startup - the above symptom is introduced again, i.e., windows sounds don't play anymore.

I've repeated the steps above and ended up with the same problem.

Can anyone please assist?


Win10 Pro
Version 1909
OS Build 18363.657

Thanks.

 

3DMark 11 v1.0.4 Released, Now Fully Compatible with Windows 8

Futuremark updated 3DMark 11 to version 1.0.4, which makes the benchmark fully compatible with Windows 8. The update also addresses other compatibility issues and a few uncommon bugs. Benchmark scores are not affected and scores from this new version can be compared with scores from the previous version 3DMark 11 v1.0.3.





DOWNLOAD: 3DMark 11 v1.0.4
Improvements:

• Keyboard focus is no longer checked during the demo or when running the benchmark in a loop. Note that if the display switches to the desktop due to a popup window during the benchmark, the run will still be aborted as the display mode is no longer the same.
• 3DMark 11 now remembers the last custom resolution used.
• GPU count detection for multi-GPU systems is now correct even when SystemInfo is explicitly disabled.
• 3DMark 11 will now prevent Windows from entering Sleep during the test.
• The license key is now reset when the benchmark is reinstalled, allowing removal of invalid keys.

Compatibility:

• SystemInfo updated to version 4.15 for full Windows 8 compatibility.
• Updated DirectX redistributable.
• Now using static Visual C++ 2010 runtime libraries to fix rare installation issues on some systems.
• Removed dependency on EvaDotNet.dll and EvaDotNet.DirectX.dll for GPU enumeration to fix compatibility issues with some systems.

Bug Fixes:

• Fixed display initialization code that caused "SetFullscreenState failed: DXGI_ERROR_NOT_CURRENTLY_AVAILABLE" errors on some systems.
• Fixed several memory and texture leaks, improving stability during very long looping runs.
• The HUD timer no longer rolls over if a single test takes more than ten minutes. (Yes, this could happen during the Combined Test on some low end DirectX 11 cards.)

Professional Edition Only:

• Fixed submitting saved files to 3dmark.com from the command line.
• Image Quality Tool no longer gives a cryptic error if the output directory does not exist.

 

Counter-Strike: Source Update Available

Updates to Counter-Strike: Source and the Source Engine have been released. The updates will be applied automatically when your Steam client is restarted. The specific changes include:

• Added cs_militia with High Dynamic Range (HDR) lighting
• Fixed player name crash exploit
• Fixed rare visibility issue near portals such as doorways and windows
• Fixed a bug that occasionally resulted in doors becoming stuck closed
• Fixed animation issue with shotgun reloads interrupting fire animations
• Fixed bug where footsteps sometimes sounded for crouched players on stairs or slopes (they no longer do)
• Fixed buy menu locking up if keypad Enter is bound to "buymenu"
• Detail props sway in the breeze now
• Underwater observers no longer play drowning damage sounds
• Hostages can open doors and step up onto ledges/stairs now

Source: Steam