Windows 10: My PC sound has completely stopped and I have no idea why. Is there a way to get it back.

So a few days ago I unplugged my blue yeti, plugged in my phone and then removed it and plugged my blue yeti back in. I got the little audio red cross and then couldn't hear anything so I went to "Services" and saw that "Windows Audio" was not running, I tried to restart it but it told me that the I did not have access which was strange so I went into properties and changed it to "Local Systems account" and it started running but still no audio although the little red cross was gone. I ran a trouble shooting scan and it said "audio service not responding" so I looked up how to fix that. I tried uninstalling the drives, didn't work. I tried restart "Windows Audio" and "Windows Audio Endpoint Builder", still no sound. I tried a CMD command to scan and fix things but still no sound. I am rather concerned that my sound card is broken or something worse. Please if you can I would love some help to try and fix this, I want my audio back.


Edit: It also says that it "Failed to play test tone" when I tried to fix it that way.

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Good surround sound headset

I know you say you're not that guy, but stepping into the $250+ range really brings a change in build quality that might have you never having to buy another set. Otherwise, getting 6 speakers with decent sound in a headset is hard, and that's what you are asking for, and I have no suggestions, but just a bump up the list. *Stick Out Tongue

 

Windows Updated(16299.309).KB4088776 Restart is required to complete.

Hi dalchina. Good news, I followed your suggestion and reinstalled the update and now it appears as "installed correctly" *Biggrin Maybe it was not necessary to run the Windows Update Troubleshooter or maybe if necessary. But using it I do not think it could have worsened something. The installation was very fast, unlike the first time it showed step 1 and step 2 completed.

Thanks for the suggestions and for the time to respond Best regards.


And thanks for the tip of that program, I'll have it on my list.

 

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