Windows 10: Stereo-mix is not working again after windows 10 update

I am not able to record sound from internet once again, probably due to windows updates. I have had trouble with stereomix before but that was simply fixed by enabling stereomix. This time I cannot get it working. I have an Aspire E5-575G with Windows 10 Home 64-bit 10.0, Build 18362.

What I have done so far:


Enable stereomix


I cannot make it the default driver grayed out and not available in the popup menu. In all my tinkering I once was able to make it default, but that did not help.


Downloaded audio driver from Acer website for my model and installed it.

In the device manager I find: Sound, video and game controllers: Realtek 6.0.1.8158 the one I downloaded from Acer Audio inputs and outputs/Stereo-mix: Realtek 10.0.18362.1 This I different so I tried to change this by using update driver and browse to the downloaded driver 6.0.1.8158, but it says "The best driver for your device are already installed"


If I use "Let me pick from a list of available drivers on my computer" it needs an inf file but there are lots of them. It automatically picks the first one HDX861A.inf. That leads to an error "The folder you specified doesn't contain a compatible software driver for your device. If the folder contains a driver, make sure it is designed to work with Windows for x64-based systems."


I updated the driver for Sound, video and game controllers since that did not help I installed the one from Acer again


I used System File Checker DISM.exe /Online /Cleanup-image /Restorehealth sfc /scannow No problems were found


The Realtek HD audio manager interface does not show advanced settings, so I can't use that


I installed Vcable, but that also doesn't solve the problem


I am out of options, so your suggestions are more than welcome!

:)

 

Windows 10 Stereo Mix

Hi Nicholas,

Thank you for posting your query in Microsoft Community.

Sorry for the inconvenience caused.

I suggest you to follow the methods below and check if it helps:

Method 1:

Try the following steps to enable the stereo mix and check if that help.



a) Right click on the audio icon in your system tray and select “Recording Devices” to open the Recording device settings in the “Sound” window.



b) In the pane, right-click on a blank area, and make sure both “View Disabled Devices” and “View Disconnected Devices” options are checked. You should be able to see the “Stereo Mix” option appearing.



c) Right-click on “Stereo Mix” and click “Enable” to be able to use it.



This should enable the “Stereo Mix” on Windows



Method 2:

If the issue persists then I suggest you to uninstall and reinstall the sounds card driver and check if it helps.

• 
  Right Click on Start, Select Device Manager.
  
• 
  Find and double-click the category of device whose driver you wish to uninstall.
  
• 
  Right-click the device, and click Uninstall.
  
• 
  Windows will prompt you to confirm the device’s removal. Click
  OK to remove the driver.
  
• 
  After the uninstallation is complete, reboot your computer as soon as possible
  

Hope the above information helps. Reply with necessary information and the result to help you further. Thank you.

 

Stereo Mix

How can I get stereo mix back as it appears my windows 10 laptop has conexant smart Audio HD ( LenovoZ50) which I do not like. I am aware the sound card does not of itself support stereo mix.

Any suggestions please?

 

Windows 10 Stereo Mix

Thanks for the response Anju.



I followed your instructions to the letter. Method 1: No Stereo Mix even with the show disabled and disconnected boxes checked.

Method 2: I uninstalled one Microsoft and four NVIDIA High Definition audio devices and rebooted my computer. The re-start took considerably longer than usual to come up to the login. I tried again to see if the Stereo Mix
was re-instated but it was not there. Maybe I need to do a registry addition, if the audio drivers actually support the Stereo Mix audio source, but I do not know what that could be.

Thanks, again