Block windows driver update.Reinstall driver & run register cleaner for safe.
Go to your download file VIA Auido HD Deck, in the zip-folders -> VIAHDAud -> Present -> copy all files
Go now in the installation folder VIA -> VIAudioi -> paste the files.
Now you can access Via audio manager as well.
Often, but not always, you can re-install older drivers for audio devices and they will still work. I've recently had to do this with 3x old Dell laptops that have IDT Audio chips. This driver actually dates back to the Vista and early Win 7 era. The default Microsoft HD Audio driver is not fully featured and won't provide a 'record what hear' function for example.
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