Irritated with Microsoft crap right now.

MarciKS

Tired of being treated like crap here.
So I turned off all the auto updates on my computer and it's still downloading and updating crap anyway. I guess it downloaded the new windows 10 update on 3/8 now tonight another one is coming through. If I lose my soundcard is there a way to get a new one installed?
 

Keeping your computer updated is the best way to avoid several problems. If your computer is fast enough, and your download/upload speeds are fairly fast, the updates are barely noticeable. However, if your system is fairly slow, or your internet service is fairly slow, you can go to the "update and security" section of the settings page, and adjust the times when you want to do the updates, etc. I keep the Auto Restart turned off, because that Does lock up the system....so I set that such that I do that when I don't plan on using the computer for 15 minutes, or so.

Since MS usually updates W10 on Tues night....here...I have gotten into the routine of doing a manual update when I get up on Wed mornings. If there is anything left to update it is done by the time I finish breakfast, and and if it requires a restart, that, too, is done.
 
If you are using W10, it updates the drivers automatically when you do a W10 update. If you have turned Off the W10 updates, you can right click on the system icon in the lower left of your screen, then click on "device manager" which will take you to your components, where you can then manage them individually.
That depends on whether the driver for a particular piece of hardware is supported as a part of Windows 10. I had to write a Windows driver for a company on one occasion and the company wanted to get the driver into the Windows "golden" release program (or whatever they are calling it these days) so that it would automatically be installed if that hardware was detected. The program costs quite a bit of money and time to jump through all the hoops. Not all companies are willing to do that, but it sure helps sell the hardware because it is so much easier for the end user.

If the driver is not a part of the Windows package, then the OP would have to download it from the manufacturer's site and install it manually. Unless there is a major system level Windows update, there should be little reason for the existing driver to not work. Unfortunately, Microsoft has decided that Windows 10 is it from now on, so even a major system update will still be called Windows 10.

By the way, keeping Windows updated is important because the majority if the updates are security updates. Microsoft is constantly patching Windows in response to discovered hacks and viruses. The farther out of date your system becomes, the more vulnerable to attacks. It is a "damned if you, damned if you don't" situation because it is not uncommon for something in a Windows update to no longer work and then be fixed in the next update, and then not work properly again in the next, or no longer work at all after that last update. It can be truly annoying.

What a lot of consumers don't realize is that when they buy a computer, they become their own IT department supporting it. You either learn this stuff or get somebody else to do it. Generally you can find answers to most anything somewhere on the internet. The problem is that there are a lot of people who sound as if they know what they are doing, when they really don't. You have to learn to tell the difference so you don't take somebody's misguided advice and cause even more trouble for yourself.

Tony
 
Says no audio output device is installed just like last time and I don't know how to fix it. I went to update drivers it says they're updated. i restarted...nothing
 
Says no audio output device is installed just like last time and I don't know how to fix it. I went to update drivers it says they're updated. i restarted...nothing
If you are no longer getting "sound", try these tips...

https://support.microsoft.com/en-us...ndows-10-73025246-b61c-40fb-671a-2535c7cd56c8

Oh, and another thing....look for a small "Speaker Icon" in the lower right of your screen, right near the date/time, and click on it....and move the "slider" with your mouse to a higher setting.
 
It doesn't matter Don I've tried all those. It started trying to update it again after I reset this version.
 
I have one driver that I can't update because even though the program is on my laptop it won't let me make an account so I can update the NVIDIA driver.
 
I have one driver that I can't update because even though the program is on my laptop it won't let me make an account so I can update the NVIDIA driver.
If none of the above makes any progress, your audio hardware is probably incorporated into the motherboard...especially if you are using a laptop. You might well be looking at an issue that would require some computer "repair"....and if it's the motherboard, replacing that would probably cost more than a new computer.
 
Using Device Manager
Open the Windows menu, type device manager, and select Device Manager from the results. ...

Click Sound, video and game controllers, then right-click your sound card and click Properties.

Click the Driver tab, then click Update Driver. OR below:
Audio driver update
 
Using Device Manager
Open the Windows menu, type device manager, and select Device Manager from the results. ...

Click Sound, video and game controllers, then right-click your sound card and click Properties.

Click the Driver tab, then click Update Driver. OR below:
Audio driver update
I did all that dear. Nada.

I've tried disabling the damned updater and everything.
 
I haven't found that my computer slowed down after the last update.

Are you using an anti-virus program, or have you checked for malware?
 
I haven't found that my computer slowed down after the last update.

Are you using an anti-virus program, or have you checked for malware?

Thanks. That’s what I figured that others aren’t having problems & you’ve confirmed it. The computer is old and DH delays replacing it because of all the hassle. I can’t convince him he really could just buy a new one and pay them to do the transfer. I’d go mad if I had to use that computer.
 
Ok , go to device manager and instead of "Update driver" this time click uninstall close and then restart the computer, and see how that goes, if still no good try Update driver again.
 
You are going to get all manner of advice here. So I will give mine. :ROFLMAO:

It is time to enlist the help of either a friend or take your computer to a trusted shop to get it fixed (i.e. one that isn't just going to take advantage of you and try to sell you more stuff you don't really need). Much of the time, at least in my case, I really need to be sitting at the computer seeing what is going on and the responses to the various actions I may take. Long distance troubleshooting, especially in a forum such as this, often leads to creating a bigger problem. Better to keep it local and get the help you need.

Tony
 
You are going to get all manner of advice here. So I will give mine. :ROFLMAO:

It is time to enlist the help of either a friend or take your computer to a trusted shop to get it fixed (i.e. one that isn't just going to take advantage of you and try to sell you more stuff you don't really need). Much of the time, at least in my case, I really need to be sitting at the computer seeing what is going on and the responses to the various actions I may take. Long distance troubleshooting, especially in a forum such as this, often leads to creating a bigger problem. Better to keep it local and get the help you need.

Tony
Well here's the thing...the update goes through and the drivers are still there and up to date. They suggested that if you can plug headphones in and hear on those then it's fixable. However...if not then the speakers are the problem if it's a laptop. I'm not sure if you can update those or not.
 
Well here's the thing...the update goes through and the drivers are still there and up to date. They suggested that if you can plug headphones in and hear on those then it's fixable. However...if not then the speakers are the problem if it's a laptop. I'm not sure if you can update those or not.
That advice seems rather odd to me, but again, I wish I could be of some help. I fix a lot of stuff involving people's computers here in our association (and do it for free as a neighbor) - enough to know that from here, I can only guess at your issue and that truly isn't fair to you.

Tony
 
Irritated with Microsoft crap right now.

Me too, for the past 20+ years. Windows 10 does what "it" wants to do, because Microsoft considers YOUR computer to belong to THEM.

Linux is free, plays nicely/is not bossy... Unless you have some high end/cutting edge hardware, any mainstream Linux distribution will easily provide the appropriate drivers.

Ubuntu is good for new Linux users: https://ubuntu.com/#download
 


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