Question How could reinstalling an audio driver make my 2000 dollar build almost unusable

Mar 7, 2019
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So my pc had an audio problem(not lag or anything severe), and people told me to uninstall the audio driver, then reinstall it. I did it, and it fixed the audio problem. But there was another problem, my PC became insanely laggy, and doing anything on my PC would completely crash/freeze the program or even the PC itself where I have to physically unplug the PC to actually shut it down. It is getting really annoying and I do not know what to do about it. So if you have a a solution to this, please tell me, it would be greatly appreciated!

Other Problems: Unable to close Programs, unable to shutdown PC unless physically unplugged, constant freezing, computer becomes unresponsive frequently, windows bar stops working frequently, etc.

My rig:
CPU: Intel Core 8700K
GPU: Gigabyte GTX 1070 Windforce OC
Motherboard: Gigabyte Z370 UD3H
RAM: HyperX Fury 8GB Dual Channel
OS: Windows 10 Pro