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Lost built-in audio. How do I get it back?
I am running Windows 10 build 10586.
I was trying to get WebEx to work with an external webcam and an external microphone this afternoon and, in the process of trying to get the audio working, I disabled (*just* disabled) the built-in Realtek audio. That didn't solve my original problem and it caused a new one: now, when I disconnect the external microphone, I have no devices in my Sound/Recording tab at all. Normally, the Realtek audio shows up.
I went to Device Manager to make it do a detect of new devices, which sometimes solved problems like this in previous versions of Windows but Win10 doesn't have that option any more! I thought a reboot would make Windows see the Realtek audio again but that didn't work either.
What do I do to recover my built-in microphone so that I can use it again?
For what it's worth, the internal webcam still works and can broadcast video; it's only the built-in *audio* that won't work.
I'm using a 4 month old Dell 5559 laptop if that makes any difference.