Audio not working in some games

[supersonic_ht]

(Issue similar to https://superuser.com/questions/1330834/no-audio-in-newer-games-on-windows-10)

I'm running Windows 10 64-bit 10.1803.17134.345 on an MSI GV62VR 7RF laptop. (Intel HD 630, nVidia GTX 1060)

The problem started yesterday after there was a BSOD when bringing the laptop out of hibernation. Since then, there is no audio in many of my games. Audio works fine outside games.

List of games where audio works:

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  Warframe
  Killing Floor
  Kingdom : Classic
  Dirty Bomb
  Heat Signature

List of games where audio doesn't work:

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  GTA 4
  Borderlands 2
  Homefront : The Revolution
  Plague Inc : Evolved
  Hotline Miami 2

What I've tried:

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  Checked dxdiag : No errors
  Checked Device Manager : No warnings or anything
  Reinstalled Realtek HD Audio drivers, both with the MSI OEM ones as well as latest generic ones from the Realtek site
  Uninstalled Realtek audio drivers, used the Windows default ones
  Uninstalled Nahimic 2.0 audio suite
  Installed Nahimic 2.3.0, supposed to support the Windows 10 Anniversary update
  Repaired DirectX through the redistributable package
  Disabled each and both of the graphics cards from Device Manager
  Updated both graphics card drivers
  SFC /scannow
  DISM, then SFC /scannow
  Tried changing audio bitrate in Sound settings
  Deselected allowing applications to take exclusive control.
  Checked per-app volume settings (all default)
  Spatial sound off
  Windows Update to latest
  No System Restore point available so no can do

What I've not tried: reinstalling Windows.

I tried mostly everything mentioned in the link, however I don't have Sonic Studio on my MSI but I do have Nahimic, which is currently uninstalled.

Any suggestions are welcome.

 

[ethanmarti1598]

Honestly, I'd give up at this point and try reinstalling Windows from scratch. You may try some more troubleshooting if you wish, but I do think reinstalling Windows would probably be faster and easier, and is likely to fix any software problems you may have.

Try and see whether your laptop has a system image; if it came with Windows 10 preinstalled, it's likely to have a hidden partition with the original system image.