Windows 10: Why did the December Windows update make my PC go from perfectly functional to sounding...

My main issue is when I use my DAW, Ableton Live 12. Prior to the big December update, I could load projects with countless plugins and have little to no latency.Since the update, I not only have untenable latency, I get awful dropouts, pops, clicks, the whole 9.All three of my hard drives have copious amounts of space, all drivers are updated, as is my BIOS. I know MS will deny this til they're blue in the face, but it seems only reasonable that they would start phasing out older chips via planned obsolescence in these updates.My chip is an old one, an i5 4590 from 2015. I know it's old, but

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Cumulative December update

I tried to download and install the December Cumulative Update from the website you had listed and did not have any luck. I received error messages stating that it would not install and it still has not come through windows update. Do you have any other
suggestions?

 

Lost sound after Windows 10 November/December 2015 update

Hi Jack,

Thank you for posting your query in Microsoft Community.

I understand your concern and will assist you to resolve this issue.

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

Method 1: Perform playing audio Troubleshoot.

Windows 10 has a built-in troubleshooter to check and fix issues with Sound. I would suggest you to run this troubleshooter to check if the issue is with your Audio.

Refer these steps:

• Press Windows key +X, select Control panel.
• Change the view by option on the top right to Large icons.
• Click on troubleshooting and click on the view all option on the left panel.
• Run the playing Audio troubleshooter.

Method 2: I suggest you to roll back the driver and check if it helps.

Follow the steps to roll back the drivers:

a. Press Windows key + X key and click Device Manager.

b. Expand the Sound, Video and game controllers.

c. Right-click on the Sound card and click on
Roll Back the driver software..

d. Restart the computer and check.

Refer the link below and check if it helps.

No sound in Windows.

http://windows.microsoft.com/en-US/windows/no-sound-help#no-sound=windows-8&v1h=win8tab4&v2h=win7tab1&v3h=winvistatab1&v4h=winxptab1

Hope this helps. If the issue remains unresolved, please get back to us and we would be happy to help.

 

I got no sound microsoft or horrible sound

Hi Roger,

Thank you for contacting Microsoft Community.

In order to help you better, could you please confirm a couple of things.

• What happens exactly when you try to play the sound?
• Are you getting any error message?
• Have you installed all the pending Windows updates?

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

Method 1: I suggest you to follow below steps and check.

Step 1: I suggest you to install all the latest pending Windows updates as below and check if it helps.

• Go to “settings” and click on “update and security”.
• Under tab “Windows update”, click on the icon “check for updates”.
• Then once you find the pending updates install it and check.

Step 2: I suggest you to follow the steps from the below article and check if it helps.

Fix sound problems

Fix sound or audio problems in Windows - Microsoft Support

Hope this information is helpful and do let us know if you need further assistance. We will be glad to assist.