Hello all...
Let me say from the beginning that this is my fault. I have several Digital To Analog converters attached via USB to my Windows 10 Machine. I am running version 21H1 with the latest update being KB4023057. I play music and also various sounds through these devices.
Even though I'm an advanced user, this morning I went into the registry to find and delete some specific older drivers from audio devices I have attached because of conflicts. And in the process, I'm positive that I may have deleted something that is now preventing any sounds coming from my system at all.
Now none of my audio devices are working at all. I uninstalled and reinstalled the most up-to-date audio drivers for all of my devices, but nothing in my system will produce sound at all. I checked everything - cables, plugs, making sure to select the right audio device, etc. But there is no sound whatsoever.
I rebooted several times - all to no avail. I even disconnected and reconnected all of my audio devices - all to no avail - there is no sound whatsoever.
My question is what, within Windows itself, could prevent sound from being played at all because obviously something in the registry was deleted? And how do I replace these items without having to do a completely install of Windows 10 because I have over 400 gigs of programs, etc., on my desktop PC?
And will resetting my PC cause me to lose all of my programs and files?
Thanks,
Ben Herrmann
