Stupid updates!

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MarciKS

Tired of being treated like crap here.
I just got done downloading the new Win 10 update and now I have no sound driver and I've tried to download another driver & still nothing. So I have no sound and I don't know how to fix it and apparently neither do the techs. I'm p****d.
 

It's with my smart sound technology. This is what it said in the device manager.

This device cannot start. (Code 10)

Configuration mismatch (production/engineering).

I have no idea what to do. I guess I'll be without sound.
 

Why do you install updates in the first place on Windows 10?
If your computer is working as you want it to don't bother. You can set your updates to tell you what they are. Most of them are a security thing. If the update isn't going to make any difference to you don't bother with it. Eventually you can catch up when all the bugs are sorted out.
 
That's so maddening! Sometimes it seems that every time someone "updates" or "improves" something, it all goes to Hell.

The last time an update totally froze my computer, I ended up paying a computer repair place to fix it. Best Buy has the Geek Squad, but I've had better luck with using an independent contractor in my town.

Good luck!
 
My son who is an IT Consultant, has advised me time and again not to do any updates whatsoever. Most programs will automatically update, but when we start messing around with these thing, the bugs step in and cause problems. Every once in a while I have to have him remote in and clear out all the bugs I pick up from visiting sites as my computer just stops responding.
 
MarciKS said:
I just got done downloading the new Win 10 update and now I have no sound driver and I've tried to download another driver & still nothing. So I have no sound and I don't know how to fix it and apparently neither do the techs. I'm p****d.
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It sounds like your "sound" drivers need to be updated. Right click on the small Windows Icon in the lower left, then go to Device Manager. Look for "sound, video and game controllers"...click on that, and "right click" on your audio driver. You should see an option to "update drivers".

Sometimes when Windows does an update, other manufacturers are slow to release an auto update to their software, and you almost have to do a manual update. There has been a "rolling" major W10 update for the past couple of months, and I just got mine about 5 days ago....it took over 3 hours to download and restart. My system didn't show any issues afterwards, but I suspect that some did see issues.
 
Don M. said:
It sounds like your "sound" drivers need to be updated. Right click on the small Windows Icon in the lower left, then go to Device Manager. Look for "sound, video and game controllers"...click on that, and "right click" on your audio driver. You should see an option to "update drivers".

Sometimes when Windows does an update, other manufacturers are slow to release an auto update to their software, and you almost have to do a manual update. There has been a "rolling" major W10 update for the past couple of months, and I just got mine about 5 days ago....it took over 3 hours to download and restart. My system didn't show any issues afterwards, but I suspect that some did see issues.
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Thank you but I tried all that to no avail. It's fixed now. I just restored it to the last update & everything's peachy again.
 
Every time Microsoft forces their updates it knocks everything off track and it stakes about four days of off and on for it to finally right itself. I go to YouTube for instructions on how to lock out updates and they are old and or my updates changes my setup and nothing works.
 
MarciKS said:
@Camper6 I went ahead & restored it to the last version I had & guess what?


*Grins* TY!!
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MarciKS said:
@Camper6 I went ahead & restored it to the last version I had & guess what?


*Grins* TY!!
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Can't download the video. My browser doesn't support it on this computer. I'm assuming the restore worked. I don't understand why no one else didn't recommend it. You should set your update function to only download updates when you want to instead of the automatic updates. You can check to see what the upload is supposed to fix. Sometimes you need the update to continue. In that case download the current version of the restore function first.
 
Camper is right Marci, restore to an earlier date youw
will lose nothing that is saved and only lose any Apps
or programmes that were installed after the update.

Mike.
 
You know folks by now Wwindows shouldn't be forcing users to be their own tech support. 10 versions of Windows and glitches so bad that updates make things worse. I know guys who took weeks to fix their computer because the update stopped half way through. Enough already. Apple is just as bad. They make products that work well but are unrepairable without spending a fortune. They force you to buy a new computer. I'm a rebel. Still using Windows XP.
 
Autumn said:
That's so maddening! Sometimes it seems that every time someone "updates" or "improves" something, it all goes to Hell.

The last time an update totally froze my computer, I ended up paying a computer repair place to fix it. Best Buy has the Geek Squad, but I've had better luck with using an independent contractor in my town.

Good luck!
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I use Best Buy, they cover my computer and my sons computer. I’ve had good luck with them.
 
Camper6 said:
I have an old system so don't know how Windows 10 works. But this is what you should be looking for in the system option in Control Panel if available.View attachment 115452
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Windows 10 doesn't look like that. I think 10 has to be the least user friendly I've seen so far.
 


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