All Audio is Lost After Updating Drivers

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The title explains it all, really.

I was playing a game (Lethal Company, public beta Version 55) and since it was crashing, I decided to update my drivers using the CCleaner Driver Updater. After that was all said and done, I restarted my computer, only to find that my audio had completely disappeared. I have tried many methods, looked up countless solutions, and none have worked. I will still follow the solutions I have already done in case of any mistakes.

This seems to have also messed up my Windows search bar, as I cannot open any location in System Settings other than the Settings home page if I try to open it up through the search bar. Other Windows features such as updating through System Settings and screenshot tools have been broken as well.

Any help is appreciated.

2

Have you tried the "Fix a problem" button to see if you can roll-back the changed drivers?

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3

Thank you, but reverting the drivers does not seem to fix the problem.

4

The issue resolved itself after I reset my pc using the Recovery settings in System Settings.

5

Good to hear that you fixed it.

I'm sure that you will be wary of using the Driver Updater again 

Any automatic driver updater can sometimes give you a 'wrong' driver, one that may be a newer version of the one you have installed but a newer version which isn't meant for and doesn't suit your particular machines setup.