Let me pick from a list of available drivers on my computer Update them by choosing from the driver lists on your computer, make sure to choose the most recent Audio related drivers you can find: System devices (Intel Smart Sound and/or High Definition Audio Controller) Software components (Realtek Audio Effects Component and Universal Service if listed) Sound, video and game controllers (Realtek Audio or similar) Audio input and output (Realtek Audio or similar) Press the Windows Key + X, or right click the Windows icon in the bottom left. **This will prevent Windows from interfering with your hardware drivers in future updates, but keep crucial security updates rolling. Click "Device Installation Settings" and Select "No" Navigate to "Advanced System Settings" -> "Hardware" Type "Control Panel" and select "Small icons" or "Large Icons" in the "View By" top right. Right click the Windows Icon, select the "Search" Function. You can do this by performing the step below:ĭisable Automatic Hardware drivers update What usually helps is denying Windows Updates from affecting hardware drivers completely. Windows updates have a way of messing with hardware drivers, as they sometimes tend to not be compatible with the hardware made by the laptop manufacturers, be it Dell, Asus, Lenovo etc etc. This is most likely due to the Win Update Ver. Is that a problem from the last Microsoft update, or from Realtek? what should i do? i also noticed that the microphone doesn't work. Hi, i have a problem with my pc, yesterday for some reason, when i turned on my laptop, the audio stopped working from both the speakers and the headphones.