Windows 10 Version 1809 Cumulative Update Breaks Down KB4464330 Audio Drivers

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Audio drivers deleted from certain hardware configurations

 

KB4464330 is the very first cumulative update that Microsoft shipped for Windows 10 version 1809/October 2018 Update, but just like the OS version itself, it comes with several critical bugs.

 

In addition to creating BSODs for a number of HP systems, it looks like cumulative update KB4464330 also removes audio drivers from several computers.

 

I’ve seen such issues being reported on both Microsoft Community forums and reddit, but for the time being, a clear pattern hasn’t been established.

 

Most of the complaints point to Intel audio drivers, but there are also a bunch of users claiming other hardware is impacted too. Also, several of the reports indicate the issue takes place on HP device, but at the same time, some say that ASUS laptops experienced the same driver removal bug too.

 

“Last night I installed the Cumulative Update KB4464330 on to my HP laptop which is running Windows 10 Version 1809.  The install went fine and the laptop came back up.  However, when it came back up it had removed/deleted the Intel High Definition Audio device driver,” one user explains, adding that no new drivers cannot be installed after the system has been updated.

 

“No known issues”

 

Oddly enough, despite the growing number of reports pointing to problems with cumulative update KB4464330, the official KB page still claims there are no known issues at this point. Microsoft has confirmed it’s investigating the BSOD bug mentioned above.

 

For the time being no workaround seems to be available, so the only thing users can do to restore audio is to actually remove the cumulative update altogether.

 

Needless to say, this isn’t exactly the expected behavior from a new OS feature update. Microsoft is still working on finalizing the fix for the data removal bug in Windows 10 October 2018 Update, so hopefully, when it’ll be ready, the company can focus a bit more on the quality of its updates too.

 

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[steven36]

It was not the cumulative update  that broke the Audio drivers  it is Windows 10 October 2018 upgrade that did  just like it  deletes some peoples files unless you have a copy of the fixed ISO . Bogdan Popa   is always wrong and and post half truths and fake news .

 

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Windows 10 October 2018 Update causes audio issues on specific computers with users reporting “No Audio Output Device Is Installed” error.

There appears to be an easy method to go back to a functional audio system as a Microsoft employee has shared a trick that would help you overcome this situation.

 

Several users have reported the issue on Reddit and as well as Microsoft answers forum. Similarly, there’s another thread on Reddit that documents a similar issue.

 

https://www.windowslatest.com/2018/10/12/fix-no-audio-output-device-is-installed-error-in-windows-10/

 

Working Fix confirmed by many  :

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FrozenFroh 18 points 18 hours ago 

ULTIMATE FIX: credit to DaveArnold78.

Go into your Device manager

Go to System Devices

Locate an audio driver that has SST in it

Right click, select Update Driver, Choose browse from computer

Select High Definition Audio

Click Next, SST will disappear and you should have Audio back

It fixed my laptop sound

 

https://old.reddit.com/r/Windows10/comments/9nc4jd/no_audio_after_recent_update/

 

[BimBamSmash]

They are literally rewriting the operating system from scratch. Things like this aren't the worse that can happen.

I haven't looked into the file removal fiasco in detail. It certainly sounds familiar though: During its first two releases in 2015, Windows 10 used to remove user-installed programs without their consent. Can't remember when that stopped - or if it did stop - but the memory is fresh enough. The WaaS EULA grants Microsoft something they didn't quite have before: the power of Remote DELETE Button. Add that to the fact they are rewriting the operating system from scratch and testing their work on general public machines (Insiders or not) and occurrences like this would come at not surprise. At times like this, those who find "backups" a joke and fail to create one before they commit to upgrades get what they asked for.

I say the audio issue is a standard upgrade hiccup. Driver issues and antivirus incompatibilities have been regular guests at the early days of just about all Microsoft operating systems. The only difference now is that devs have to worry about that twice a year rather than once in every three years or so. The short time-frame leaves more vivid images of the problem in the minds of the consumer than ever before, too.