Windows 10: Windows 10 - SoundBlaster Z Card Not Detected - No Speakers Detected

Hey


I seem to have a common issue after reading my google search results for the past couple hours, with this windows 10 compatability issue with Logitech/Creative soundcards/drivers. Seems to be a ton of different problems around this similar setup. Basically cant get speaker functionality now after what seems to have been corrupted by a recent Windows 10 auto update. Cant pin point what exact update I can eliminate to test if it will get it working again.


As of now, when I download the latest Creative SoundBlaster software it tells me "Setup is unable to detect a supported product on your system."


I get a similar error when I previously had SoundBlaster software installedbefore uninstalling for a troubleshooting attempt, and it tells me "the current selected audio device is disabled, not present, not supported by the application, or has unplugged jack connections."


My video card is the only device that has working audio output, with my monitor speakerssince its connecting to my video card DisplayPort only source of audio I do have, which is pretty lame quality. My brand new Logitech Z623 speakers are useless devices at this point. They do work if i plug the audio cable straight into my phone, the speakers work amazingly. Only with my PC do I lose detection.


What I Have Tried Already:


Changing PCI slot

Rolling back drivers

Reinstalling Creative Drivers

Updating Drivers

System Reboot of course


Attached some images of my control panel showing the card controller and displaying the controller as working properly.


Desperate here as I keep hitting a wall and havent seen solutions out on the web with my same scenario. ANY AND ALL IDEAS NEEDED!! Many thanks!




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Creative Audio Device Driver Upgrade from Microsoft breaks Soundblaster Z on Windows 10

I was one of those fortunate people who didn't have a problem with my card until Microsoft pushed a driver update on August 29/30. I even installed the Creative update from mid August for my SoundBlaster Z without a hitch.

The crux of the matter is the upgrade changes the way Windows recognizes the card from a SoundBlaster Z to a Recon3D, so when you go to the SoundBlaster Control Panel to modify settings for the card, the control panel can't detect the card.

Going into the windows sound panel, it gives the appearance that the card is actually playing something, but no sound goes out from the speakers.

I will try to change the PCI slot that I'm using to see if that does the trick of proper card recognition next, but it seems odd that a simple driver upgrade would break something that didn't need fixing.

 

Speakers not detected

Just updated Windows 10 and again it makes my laptop not detect its internal speakers. This happened after the last update and reinstalling audio and sound drivers worked, but not this time.

Laptop is not even detecting its own internal speakers as an option.

 

Soundblaster Z preventing sleep

So, I installed a new SoundBlaster Z card and now my computer will not auto-sleep. I can put it to sleep manually, but when my overnight backups kick in, it will not go back to sleep.
See attached screenshot. This occurs straight from a Windows restart.
Any ideas on this?