This package supports the following driver models:VIA High Definition Audio. Download the latest drivers for your VIA High Definition Audio (Compatible) to keep your Computer up-to-date.
I'm using an ASROCK H61M-HVS with VIA HD onboard audio. Noticed that the default drivers windows installs for it are completely fucked. Enhancements don't work at all, and it keeps defaulting to headphones (front jack) even when you only have speakers plugged in.
To fix;
Right click your start button, click system, and then go to advanced system settings
Go to hardware tab and go to device installation settings
Click no, then click Never install device software, then click okay.
Open Device Manager
Go under the sound field, select VIA HD Audio, and uninstall the driver, then restart your computer.
Go to https://support.microsoft.com/en-us/kb/3073930 - download the .diagcab file. (Windows 10 has removed the ability to blacklist updates without using this file)
Go through the steps and choose to ignore the VIA HD Audio update that is queued up.
Congratulations, your sound drivers now work properly.
Update for Windows 10 Threshold - 15NOV15
Open device manager
Go under Sound, Video, and Game Controllers
Open VIA HD Audio, click uninstall
Click action, scan for new hardware changes
Wait for VIA HD audio to show up again
Open VIA HD Audio, go to second tab
Rollback drivers
Open wushowhide
Blacklist VIA HD Audio update
I have the same problem as Herman, as do many, many people if a web search is performed. When Microsoft tells me that Windows 10 is ready to be installed, I expect it to be ready to be installed, not just applied to my computer. That includes being aware of drivers not being available from major vendors like Via. I also expect Microsoft support to be aware of these driver issues and instead of offering solutions that they know won't work and may cause further degradation, to instead give us a timeline on when the fix will be available.
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I'm not singling you out Karthicka because this should be a policy decision at the management level. I also understand that Microsoft isn't going to wait forever for every vendor to get their act together. That said, Microsoft gathers a lot of information from it's users and a cross check between installed components and unavailable drivers doesn't seem like the Manhattan Project.
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If I sound upset, I am. I'm in the middle of a project that requires audio and I am now dead in the water until this gets fixed. I do see many things that I like about Windows 10 and look forward to having it on all my computers but I am not in big hurry to get that done now.