Windows 10: I re-installed an audio driver and now all headphones are useless!

Discus and support I re-installed an audio driver and now all headphones are useless! in Windows 10 Gaming to solve the problem; This started when I had the following problem: I regularly stream using OBS. After two or three hours of streaming, my computer has been regularly... Discussion in 'Windows 10 Gaming' started by Afterglow Ampharos, May 11, 2025 at 4:42 AM.

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    Afterglow Ampharos Win User

    I re-installed an audio driver and now all headphones are useless!


    This started when I had the following problem: I regularly stream using OBS. After two or three hours of streaming, my computer has been regularly freezing. The stream would continue to work, and usually the game would continue to work thought it would lag a little, BUT everything else would pretty much freeze. If I tried to minimize windows or move windows, it would take MINUTES to catch up. And sometimes it would freeze entirely, locking me out of any input at all. This was very strange because I’ve been streaming for years without issue. I tried looking at Task manager and everything

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    Afterglow Ampharos, May 11, 2025 at 4:42 AM
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I re-installed an audio driver and now all headphones are useless!

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