

This is the most recent Realtek driver listed FOR your product.

I would recommend you install all of the following. Dell tends to change URLs sometimes, dynamically, or not allow you to access a specific URL if you don't have their cookie on your browser so you may have to use your service tag number to get to the page, or not. I have looked at the Windows Event Log and notice several errors: "The program svchost.exe version 2.1 stopped interacting with Windows and was closed." Source: "Application Hang." However, I don't know what that means.Ĭan anyone suggest a solution (other than to buy an Apple)?įor future reference, this SHOULD be the page for your system specific drivers. After restoring Windows, I reinstalled Office 365 and Chrome without any extensions. Both Dell and Intel's SystemAssist reports all drivers correct and up to date. In search of a solution, I have reinstalled the Intel driver, run System Mechanic, Driver Booster 7 (a driver updater program), and finally reset Windows.

If I do a restart before the device stops, it reboots without a problem. I have to do a hard restart to get the system working properly. I've also noticed that when I restart from the no sound device status, the computer restarts but the screen is blank. If I reboot, the sound is restored but fails again at a random time whether or not I am doing anything. Driver Properties reports Error 43, and notes: "FW Dump detected." Further down the list, under System Devices, there is a yellow triangle next to the Intel Smart Sound Technology OED driver.

When I check the Device Manager, the speakers have disappeared from the list of audio inputs and outputs, leaving only the Microphone Array. When the music stops, within a few minutes, I will see a warning "No speakers or headphones are plugged in." and the speaker icon on the taskbar has a red X. As long as I am running any audio program (YouTube, Groove Music, etc.), my sound works properly. On my Dell XPS 13 (2019) running Windows 10 Home (18363) purchased in March, I began having a problem in May with a disappearing sound device.
