Windows 10: No longer have audio / Realtek is gone on my PC

Today, I logged on to my PC and I had NO AUDIO at all. I no longer have Realtek audio and nor can I install it.My case is SUPER similar to this guys problem < https://answers.microsoft.com/en-us/windows/forum/all/no-longer-have-audio-realtek-is-gone-on-my-pc/c396088a-6196-4da6-8396-6fb4f71a155c?correlationid=f1bce827-f950-453a-b3a1-14acd09c6850&from=ContactUsWebBCQR >1. Uninstalling the driver and restarting to make sure it downloads the generic driver2. Trying to update the driver manually using the options listed didnt work made me bluescreen 3. Downloading from Motherboard

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No longer have audio / Realtek is gone on my PC

Hello, I logged on to my PC today and found out I no longer have Realtek audio / any audio at all. I have tried many solutions such as,

1. Troubleshooting Active Sound
2. Trying to reinstall Realtek software (Couldn't Find It)
3. Trying to update the Realtek Drivers (It isn't even in my device manager let alone my PC)

When I go into the bottom left of my PC to look at my Playback devices I only see as follows,

1. NVIDIA OutPut (Disabled)
2. S271HL (My Monitor which is my Playback device which has no speakers)

Nothing else shows up even after right clicking and doing "Show Disabled Devices" and "Show Disconnected Devices. It is like my audio software just got completely deleted. I have since made a full factory reset of my PC which I have been wanting to do
for a while now and nothing else has changed. I have not to my knowledge, removed, downloaded, or updated, anything on my PC in the last few days. If you are curious I am using Apple Earbuds as my headset and they are plugged into my PC via the headphone jack.
They work on my laptop and on my phone. Any help is appreciated.

Realtek Audio Control can't be downloaded from the Microsoft Store.

PC Specs / Audio Specs

GTX 1050Ti

i5 8600k

8gb DDR4 Ram

600w PSU

Asus B360-Plus Motherboard

 

The Ultimate Realtek HD Audio Driver Mod for Windows 10

I had the realtek error when using the installer, so I did these step and It Worked

1.Go Open up device manager
2. Go under sound,video, and game controllers
3. Find Realtek High Definition Audio
4. Right click and hit update driver
5. Browse my computer for driver software
6. Let me pick from a list of available drivers on my computer
7. Click Have Disk and hit browse
8. Click on the Realtek HD Audio mod folder and look for win64
9. Click on the HDXRT4 and click ok,
10. Click Next and Yes
After it is done, restart the PC

You should be good then and also make sure before doing these steps that you have driver enforcement disabled.

 

No longer have audio / Realtek is gone on my PC

Hi,

Thank you for writing to Microsoft Community Forums.

I understand the inconvenience that you are facing due to the audio/Realtek drivers not being present on your system. However, in order to get clarity and to assist you accordingly, may I know the build of Windows 10 running on
your system? To check that, press the Windows key and
R key, type winver and press
Enter.

Meanwhile, I would suggest you to follow the methods below and check if it works for you.

Method 1: Check by enabling ‘Show hidden devices’ in device manager.

1. Press the Windows key and R key, this will open the
   Run dialogue box for you.
2. Type devmgmt.msc and press Enter. This will open the
   Device Manager for you.
3. Click on View and select Show hidden devices.
4. Now, expand Sound, video and game controllers and check if your audio driver is grayed out. If so, right-click on it and check if you are able to
   Update the driver.
5. If you are unable to update the driver, Uninstall it and
   Restart the system. Upon restart the Windows 10 will automatically install the driver that is compatible with your system.
6. Once the system is restarted, check if the audio is working. If not, please follow ‘Method 2’.

Method 2: Install the audio driver from the motherboard’s manufacturer website.

I would suggest you to download and install the Realtek Audio Driver from

Asus website. Once the installation is complete, please restart the system and check if you are able to hear the audio.

If the issue still persists, please include a screenshot of the ‘Device Manager’ with ‘Sound, video and game controllers’ and ‘Audio inputs and outputs’ expanded. We will look into this for you.

Note: Please make sure to not capture any personally identifiable information within your screenshot.

We await your response.

Aaron Summith

Microsoft Community – Moderator