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Posted on 10/15/2018 10:41:21 AM PDT by dayglored
...Probably because Microsoft has accidentally disabled your audio
Somebody got a little trigger happy with the big red Windows Update button last week as a broken Intel audio driver was unleashed on users “by mistake”.
It has been a hellish couple of weeks for the Windows giant following the launch of the troubled October update for its flagship operating system. Not content with Display Audio issues, mysterious file deletions and borking HP computers thanks to a “known incompatibility” with drivers for an obscure bit of hardware (aka the “keyboard”), it seems audio is next in the firing line.
Last week's Windows 10 update quickly attracted ire from users.
@MicrosoftHelps After Win 10 update.. my HP Laptop saying "No Audio Output Device Installed" Troubleshoot sounds and Device Manager not helping @HPSupport — Srinivas S (@srini_sateesh) October 12, 2018
The issue was an updated driver, taking the Intel Audio Controller to version 9.21.0.3755, which left some users shouting on social media while their PCs remained stubbornly silent.
As a sad-faced engineer in a high-visibility vest reset the “days without a Windows Update incident” clock back to zero, Microsoft rapidly pulled the update to work out what was happening.
According to the software giant, the Intel driver was “incorrectly pushed to devices via Windows Update” and advice was published on manually rolling back the borked update.
Microsoft pushed out an update to fix the broken update for version 1709, 1803 and 1809 of Windows 10 over the weekend in the form of KB4468550. Some users, however, may believe that letting the Windows Update bull loose in their OS china shop to glue back together what it broke last time may be a step too far.
Microsoft is to be commended for its swift action in identifying and dealing with the problem. This does not, however, excuse the pushing out of code via Windows Update that, once again, left a portion of users with broken computers. We’ve contacted Microsoft to find out how this driver found its way into the update package and will update when we get a response. ®
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That said, I ain't the Thread Police. Have at.
1809 also deletes your data or it’s sent to Microsoft ,LOL
Zero problems with the Windows 10 updates on my HP laptop. But then, what do I know? I’m just a software engineer with 20 years’ experience. :)
“Troubleshoot sounds and Device Manager not helping “
Has it ever helped?
I had a phone call with Microsoft last week with my company and they said 1809 has been pulled from further deployments.
Praying for your son, Max. There’s nothing special about me, yet the Lord healed me from an “incurable” disease I had for years. Looking back in hindsight I’m kinda glad I had the disease for a while because it gave me a little bit of sorely needed humility.
Why?
They can always get it from the NSA!......................
Oh, great. I just sent my wife off clear across the country to a big important conference today with that update freshly installed on her brand spanking beautiful new laptop. I can see what’s coming... It ain’t gonna be pretty... *GROAN!* How am I going to fix something I don’t have right in front of me, on a laptop I’m not familiar with, loaded with a buggy new OS version I’m also not familiar with??? BIG D HERE I COME!!! :-(
Updates download and get applied with no rebooting.
Makes me glad I got a windows 7 machine before they disappeared.
Windows 7 rules.
same here (1809) with my hp pavilion laptop
A couple months ago you could still get new Windows 7 systems from Dell ana HP. They’re in the “business” category.
Has Microsoft had any Windows releases the weren’t susceptible to hacking or random crashes?
Ultra Seven is Gold.
Who needs Tin..
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