Windows 10: No audio device is installed/connected issue

I purchased a new HP laptop last week. I noticed when I had my headphones plugged into the laptop the audio would play through the headphones and on the laptop speakers. To fix this issue, I found a question thread that suggested to uninstall and reinstall the Realtek HD Audio driver. After uninstalling the audio driver, I have been unable to successfully reinstall Realtek. I downloaded the latest driver from HP's website and followed the steps to install the driver. I got a popup window that said, "The HP Softpaq Wrapper has finished Realtek HD Audio Driver on your computer." I restarted the

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Audio device issue

Hi Venu,

Incompatible audio device drivers are known to operate against the method that Windows 10 follows. First, uninstall the audio driver, then follow these steps to resolve the issue:

• Right-click on the name of your PC at the top of the list of devices in
  Device Manager.
• Select Scan for hardware changes to reinstall the device driver, or download and install the latest version from the manufacturer’s website.

Let us know how it goes.

 

no audio output device installed

I've tried every step that was suggested, still getting no audio output device installed.

 

Problem with audio devices

Hi Marcello,

I appreciate you for trying some steps in order to get the issue resolved.

If you're connecting to an audio device using USB or HDMI, you might need to set that device as the default.

Open Start, enter Sound, select it from the list of results, and then, on the
Playback tab, select a device, then Set Default.

I would also suggest you to turn off Audio enhancements.

• 
  Go to Start, enter Sound, and select Sound Control Panel
  from the list of results.
  
• 
  On the Playback tab, right-click (or tap and hold) the
  Default Device and select Properties.
  
• 
  On the Enhancements tab, select the Disable all enhancements
  check box and try to play your audio device.
  
• 
  If that doesn't work, select Cancel and, on the Playback
  tab, select another default device (if you have one), select the Disable all enhancements check box, and try to play audio again. Do this for each default device.
  

Please revert if you face any issues with Audio.

Thank you.