Windows 10: Essential windows functions stopped working

Hello, today my windows started to stop doing windows things, let me introduce the problems:-search bar stopped working-cant open powershell-cant oppen settings app There’s a problem with Settings. Refreshing your PC might help fix it.-cant right click on desktop, inside file explorer, even if i can right click on something, a lot of options went missing properties etc.-can not move essential files to external usb drive to save them before resetting pc-windows+R doesnt workDont really know what to do about it , no way to update windows while this problem is live, cant reset the pc because

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Sennheiser GSP 350. Microphone stops working when I open any game

Wow, ok. I think I've fixed it by accident while fiddling around.

It appears to be the Realtek audio being the issue here. I don't use my onboard sound card as my headset is a USB headset only and my speakers are plugged into an ASUS sound card.

Step by step fix:

• I went into recording devices
• I enabled STEREO MIX (Realtek High Definition Audio)
• Then I set that Stereo Mix as the DEFAULT DEVICE (At this point it took over both input and output devices without my permission )
• Then set my Sennheiser headset as default recording and playback devices in their respective windows even though they both still said they were the default devices when they weren't

Headset microphone is currently functioning while in game now. I'll update the thread if it goes again. Should I completely disable Realtek audio??? Or will windows just force it to work again?

 

Winows-10 Essentials 12 will not recognize my email address

Hi Barb,

Thank you for posting your query in Microsoft Community. Appreciate your interest in using Windows 10.

I suggest you to repair Windows Essentials by following the steps provided below:

• In the search bar, type Control Panel and press Enter.
• Click on Programs and Features.
• In the list, right click on Windows Live Essentials and select
  Repair.

Hope the information is helpful. Feel free to
write to us for any other assistance with Windows, we’ll be glad to assist you.

 

Unlocked Realtek HD Audio Drivers Windows 7 & 8 (With Dolby Digital Live and DTS Interactive)

DTS supported natively by Windows 8/8.1 and it should work on windows 10 too just DDL require to unlock your driver .