I'd gladly use Windows generic driver too, but it doesn't recognize my line-in microphone jack.
I need to plug a microphone, but in audio settings I don't even have a line-in microphone option.

I uninstalled Realtek completely with CCleaner.
Re-installed but nothing changed.

When I add RtkAudioService64.exe to the registry and although Task Manager shows it is added to Startup, when I...

I have re-installed it already a dozen of times.

When I click on any Realtek exe file in that folder, including "RtkNGUI64", nothing happens.

How is your Realtek functioning fine without a store driver?
Do you have Audio Manager?
Do you know why a service added to registry is not running on startup?

I added this key to registry C:\Program Files\Realtek\Audio\HDA\RtkAudioService64.exe -background
After reboot it flashed a black screen (like CMD) but when I go to processes and services no such...

Hi, are you running x32 bit of Windows 10?

I'm running x64 version of Windows 10 and I can't find that service in System32 folder, nor in SysWOW64.
Can it be that it has a different name?

I...

Hi, I installed the latest Realtek driver for Windows 10 Pro, Version 1803 (build SO 17134.191).
Sony Vaio laptop from 2013.

But there is no Realtek HD Audio Manager in my Control Panel.
Also...