Realtek audio driver update via Windows Update failed to install

JMacleod26 · 02 Jan 2019

So what began with my Windows 10 laptop's fan going berserk and then it being locked up by 100% Disk Usage finally resulted in me finding out WU was trying to install the following:

Realtek Semiconductor Corp. -MEDIA- 10/16/2018 - 6.0.1.8555
(Failed to install 0x800705b4)

Which it had failed to install. Does anyone know anything about this particular driver at all, since the link offered by Windows goes to a web page that doesn't exist. And does it matter at all that not only installation failed, but after I hit retry it didn't try to download/install this driver?

EDIT: Also for some strange reason after I wanted to check something by logging out and back in I was given a notification to restart to finish installing a driver that, according to the event log, never got installed or reinstalled. This ****ing OS I swear.

JMacleod26 · 02 Jan 2019

Okay, so apparently the driver failed to install properly, but a piece of it made it through. I found this out due to getting tinny audio after a restart, and through the device manager have found the problem. I have troubleshooted this and reinstalled the driver (or rather actually installed it properly), and the issue has been resolved.

EdTittel · 03 Jan 2019

Glad you got it sorted. I was going to ask you to uninstall/reinstall, but apparently the stub that made it through didn't hose things sufficiently to require major cleanup.
Best wishes,
--Ed--

JMacleod26 · 03 Jan 2019

I used the troubleshooter in the Windows 10 Settings menu. This is the second time I've had to do this after upgrading to 1803 broke my audio driver the first time.