Realtek audio drivers keep uninstalling

[zishan]

I want to install audio drivers for my laptop but whenever I install them and then restarts, nothing happens and the situation is same as it is.

 

[Cycloid Torus]

?Status of audio in device manager? ?Laptop model? ?Did it work 'before'? Start with 'before' and describe changes in hardware or software since then.

https://www.techspot.com/community/topics/how-to-write-an-effective-question.242488/

 

[zishan]

I did manage to solve the problem but, I would like to know what caused it to not let it install

The audio driver did not show up in the device manager
Acer swift 3

It did work before but I uninstalled it manually because I could not use the microphone

I just did a cumulative software update while reinstalling it and after restarting it did not install and the problem started.

When I restart my device, the driver wont show up on device manager but did show on ‘programs installed’ in control panel.

The drivers were from my manufacturs website and I also tried several different versions.

 

[Cycloid Torus]

For questions like this, I like to look at Computer Hope...
audio... https://www.computerhope.com/jargon/a/audio.htm
lost sound ... https://www.computerhope.com/issues/ch000208.htm
hardware, in general...https://www.computerhope.com/hardqa.htm

I have had Microsoft Windows updates kill my audio - only to recover it after a cold boot.... or by removing the device in Device Manager and rebooting which allows PnP to re-install... or by plugging headphones into front USB, restarting and removing earphones and going back to speakers plugged into the rear USB and restarting.

So, Windows update...it's fardelling time.

I have no idea why Windows updates do this from time to time. I think it has to do with introduction of new 'capabilities' in the OS...like the one which has 'lost' my webcam (device manager says 'working properly' AND "Camera" says '0xA00FA4244<NoCmerasAreAttached' - total unmitigated baloney!)