Right click on Realtek gives me all the driver options (update, disable, uninstall) except Realtek driver doesn't do anything with them.

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I noticed your driver also says Microsoft and not Realtek.

Can someone help me with how to update Microsoft drivers for "Audio inputs and outputs"? I have tried Realtek drivers from 8311 to...

How did you update the drivers? Mine is 10.0.16299.15 dated 9/28/2017 by Microsoft even if the ones under "Sound Video and game controllers" are all the latest and by respective suppliers (Realtek,...

What is the driver version of your Realtek devices under "Audio Inputs and Outputs"? Mine are all Microsoft and I cannot update them.

What is the difference between "Audio inputs and outputs" and "Sound, video and game controllers" under Device Manager in Windows 10?

The playback devices match those under "Audio inputs and...

8378 does not fix the missing LR data in SPDIF output for me.

Who does the audio mixing via optical, Windows or Realtek? If it's Windows I should just save myself the hassle of keep trying new...

Not sure I follow you. Are you referring to the problem with audio mix? My PC is connected to AVR with optical cable via the SPDIF port.

The optical output aka SPDIF is the squarish output for passing digital audio data directly to AVR without using the onboard sound chip, which I just realized is not present on your Z97-K board :o. ...

I am glad for you :) but are your using optical out?

Are you using SPDIF optical out for Dolby 5.1?

I am on Asus P877-VLX which uses the same Realtek 887 as your Z97-K. This driver gives me Dolby Digital Live 5.1 option in Advanced Default Format...

That makes sense. I downgraded Netflix audio output from 5.1 to 2.0 for less tilt to the right and in some shows the audio volume collapsed. So the data pack is definitely screwed up on the left...

That makes sense. I downgraded Netflix audio output from 5.1 to 2.0 for less tilt to the right and in some shows the audio volume collapsed. So data pack is definitely screwed up with the left...

Is this a problem of Realtek driver or Win10 v1709 update? I have been googling with all kinds of search terms but found no solution. It seems should be an easy problem to spot and fix at the...

Now I know I am not paranoid or going deaf on my left ear, most background music in Dolby 5.1 soundtracks only shows up on the right side but sound effects like bullets etc are passing through the...

Re: the post above. After reading through the posts here I am certain I am not paranoid regarding Win10 v1703 and Dolby 5.1.

With Dolby 5.1 (Netflix) passing through optical spdif to AV...

I hope this is this right place to ask for help, if not please point me to the right direction.

I have had the same setup since Windows 7: Asus P8Z77-V LX Realtek spdif optical from MB to AV...