Windows 10: [NEW PROBLEM] "STREAM_Numbers.wav" on Windows C: Driver

Dear Microsoft Community,

I have an issue with my HP Notebook HP Pavilion x360 - 14-ba135tx operating Windows 10 Home Single Language. After doing a factory reset including reinstalling Windows from cloud and cleaning all files, there are some files appearing on the Windows C: Drive. The unwanted file "STREAM_numbers.wav". It's starting from STREAM_1.wav, STREAM_2.wav, STREAM 3_wav. , and continues. I've tried to delete all these unwanted files and the system will create the same thing starting from STREAM_1.wav and continues.


I think it's a registry error since I used CCleaner Registry Fix, because I heard some people complaining about CCleaner Registry is dangerous and may causes unwanted errors. So, I decided to reinstall Windows from the Settings and I wanted to choose cloud install. But, apparently I can't reinstall my Windows using cloud install. So, I tried to download the Windows 10 Setup from official Microsoft website and choose to clean all the files. After doing that, my computers are completely cleaned. After doing this, I think that my problem was done. But suddenly it's appearing back on the Windows C: drive and start to annoyed me.


I have tried searching this issue on the Google, but I didn't saw the exact problem with me. I saw couple problems with automatic .wav files and the solution is to disable Microphone Effect through Realtek Audio Driver. But since my HP only supports B&O Play Audio Control, so I can't access the Realtek Audio Driver. Even trying to update the driver or by downloading from the official website, the computer will always open B&O Play Audio Control instead of Realtek Audio Driver. So, I decided to open the control panel > sounds > recording > microphone array - Realtek R Audio > enhancements, and untick "Disable all sound effects".


But the problem still isn't fixed yet. The system will starting to create the unwanted files again with no pattern. I also have tried to do a Registry Clean by using Kerish Doctor and the problem still isn't fixed. I have attached the file properties to make the problems clear enough. I believe that this unwanted file isn't a malware or a virus, but it's a registry or maybe other errors related to sound/microphone thing. I hope the Microsoft Community can help me with this weird maybe new? problem because I can't find this problem anywhere on the internet.


Thank you,

Kenji.






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Can't copy .wav file to c:\windows\media

More or less. Please repeat Steps 1 . . 3 from my previous post but use the code below instead. You will end up with a lot of .wav file in your temp folder, all the same size. You can safely delete them when finished.

Code starts below this line!

@Echo off

goto Start

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Replace the ACLs of all .wav files with those from write.exe.

8.Feb.2018 FNL

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:Start

pushd

cd /d c:\Windows\media

for %%a in (*.wav) do (

echo Processing "%%a"

if exist "%temp%\%%a" del "%temp%\%%a"

robocopy c:\Windows\System32 "%temp%" write.exe /copyATS > nul

ren "%temp%\write.exe" "%%a"

robocopy "%temp%" c:\Windows\Media "%%a" /copy:S > nul

)

popd