Windows 10: No Audio After Changing Settings in Windows 10 v1803

I upgraded to W10 v1803 recently. Today I went through Settings and made a few changes. The most substantial thing I did was: Update & Security>Windows Security>Open Windows Defender Security Center>Device security>Core isolation details>Memory integrity; I turned it on. I had to restart, and when I did I had no sound, and it won't let me turn it back off. I don't see any relationship, but I don't know what else to do. I did do the Microsoft/Windows troubleshooting, but no luck. It told me there are 2 audio services, one of which was turned off, but they're both on. I restarted the computer again but no change.

I see threads about RealTek, but they don't seem relevant to me, and I've never had to download any updates related to the speakers.

If all else fails, I'll restore a system image from last week. Any advice? Thanks.

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After system restore, change in Windows settings on Windows 10.

Hi Annie,



Thank you for your response with the current status of the issue.



To assist you better, please provide us the below information:

• When you say that "done everthing possible", what are the troubleshooting steps which you have performed to resolve the issue?
• When you say that "paltalk and set my audio settings", have you change the audio settings through audio icon on the taskbar?
• Have you created a System Restore point of last good known configuration on the system?

Refer to the below methods and check if it helps.

Method 1: I suggest you to perform the system maintenance troubleshooter. It will resolve the common system problems.

1. Click on Search bar.

2. Type “Troubleshooting” without the quotes and click on
Troubleshooting.

3. Then click on System and Security.

4. Click on System Maintenance.

5. Click on Next and follow the prompts to run the troubleshooter.

If the issues still persist, refer to the below method.

Method 2: I recommend you to boot the computer in safe mode. Try to change audio settings and other common system settings. Check if it helps.

Start your PC in safe mode in Windows 10

http://windows.microsoft.com/en-in/windows-10/start-your-pc-in-safe-mode

Reply to us with the information, so that we can assist you better.

Let us know if you need any further assistance on Windows related issues and we will be glad to help.

 

More comments on V1803 Windows Update

Hi Robert. Here are two threads of mine:

> A new record? < Second paragraph shows that five WUs were 'processed' in the same session. This occurred
on my bottom-of-the-range Acer that I bought as back-up to get me out of the BSOD crashes that earlier WUs had caused.

>V1803 beggared-up my Word<

and this is relevant too.

>BSOD bug in a WU<

Microsoft holds up Windows 10 feature upgrade after finding BSOD bug

Interestingly, this article refers to a BSOD bug that was delaying v1803.