Windows 10: Audio and Microphone suddenly not working. Realtek completely missing from device manager

Realtek suddenly missing from device manager resulting in no sound and No microphoneTried updating sound drivers. Didn't work.Followed instructions on a previous reply to same issue and haven't resolved issue.Thank you

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Sennheiser GSP 350. Microphone stops working when I open any game

Wow, ok. I think I've fixed it by accident while fiddling around.

It appears to be the Realtek audio being the issue here. I don't use my onboard sound card as my headset is a USB headset only and my speakers are plugged into an ASUS sound card.

Step by step fix:

• I went into recording devices
• I enabled STEREO MIX (Realtek High Definition Audio)
• Then I set that Stereo Mix as the DEFAULT DEVICE (At this point it took over both input and output devices without my permission )
• Then set my Sennheiser headset as default recording and playback devices in their respective windows even though they both still said they were the default devices when they weren't

Headset microphone is currently functioning while in game now. I'll update the thread if it goes again. Should I completely disable Realtek audio??? Or will windows just force it to work again?

 

Realtek audio hidden devices

My realtek audio suddenly missing and i found it as a hidden device on device manager. Have tried to update it but nothing worked. I want to uninstall it but I'm afraid that I will completely lost the audio driver.

 

Realtek (R) Audio missing in device manager

My realtek(R) audio driver gone missing after i miss install another audio driver and the new driver didnt function at all. After i uninstall the wrong one, the realtek(R) audio did not appear again in my device manager. I try to find it but it gone missing. I've tried to add legally device into the device manager but everytime i do that, the system will restart my laptop and give the blue screen because they said there's something couldn't be done in the system. Need help to get the realtek(R) audio back because my laptop rn completely no voice