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Audio driuver being a pain in the backside !

2 posts · originally from https://geek.digit.in/community/threads/audio-driuver-being-a-pain-in-the-backside.197098/

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Esean_keni Original post #1
Apr 26, 2016 at 9:48 PM
Alright, so I was playing FSX yesterday and out of nowhere my audio driver stopped working. I opened task manager and it showed my Audio Driver ( Microsoft High Definition Audio Driver) with a Yellow Exclamation mark. So I simply reinstalled the driver and restarted. Problem fixed....aaaaaaaannnd I spoke too soon. 30 minutes later.. Bam ! Same sh*t all over again. Eventually I gave up and just went to sleep. Today I used my laptop and guess what. It was working..for an hour or so. This time it just got worse. Now there was no driver at all. I tried restarting the audio service and also googled for like an hour. But nothing. I'm using an HP DV9500 (Outdated as F, I know). I have a feeling the problems with my hardware. But everything was working perfectly. I genuinely don't know what happened. Check out the screenshots for more detailed info.
Thanks in advance. KUDOS Screenshot (15).pngScreenshot (15).png
Desmond
Desmond #2
Apr 26, 2016 at 10:28 PM
Your post was a real pain in the backside to read. You should consider cleaning it up a bit.

As for your actual problem, what do you see when you expand Audio Inputs and Outputs under Device Manager?

Chances are that just your drivers are corrupt and you might need to reinstall them.