sound device doesn't start after reinstall

Today I used system restore to fix another issue, instead of returning to a restore point windows crashed and I ended up doing a clean reinstall. Everything is back in working order except the audio device, my PC doesn't seem to recognize it. I've never had this problem before.

In device manager there's an exclamation mark and status "device doesn't start (code 10). It's listed as "High definition audio driver". If I try to update the drivers from Windows it tells me that the most recent drivers have already been installed.

This is my very simple build, it's my home office PC so no sound card:

CPU: Intel Core i3-8100 3.6 GHz Quad-Core Processor
Motherboard: ASRock H310M-HDV Micro ATX LGA1151
MMemory: Crucial 8 GB (1 x 8 GB) DDR4-2133 CL15 Memory
Power Supply: be quiet! Pure Power 10 CM 400 W 80+ Silver Certified Semi-modular ATX Power Supply
Storage: Crucial MX500 250 GB 2.5" Solid State Drive

This is what I've tried so far:

Reinstall windows (advice from windows support agent)
update drivers from windows (says the drivers are already up to date)
manually install realtek drivers from asrock website
install realtek chip drivers from Asrock website

I have a different motherboard but the problem seems to be very similar to this (unresolved) topic: [URL=http://forum.asrock.com/forum_posts.asp?TID=7346&KW=audio+device+realtek&PID=43359&title=realtek-sound-not-working-all-of-a-sudden#43359]realtek sound not working[/URL]

It drives me crazy, any ideas?

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Vako Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Newbie Joined: 15 Jan 2023 Status: Offline Points: 15	Post Options Post Reply Quote Vako Report Post Thanks(0) Quote Reply Topic: sound device doesn't start after reinstall Posted: 15 Jan 2023 at 6:50pm
	Hi, have you found the solution to this issue?

Dirma Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Newbie Joined: 03 Jan 2021 Status: Offline Points: 4	Post Options Post Reply Quote Dirma Report Post Thanks(0) Quote Reply Posted: 03 Jan 2021 at 9:08am
	And I made sure onboard audio was enabled in the BIOS.

Dirma Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Newbie Joined: 03 Jan 2021 Status: Offline Points: 4	Post Options Post Reply Quote Dirma Report Post Thanks(0) Quote Reply Posted: 03 Jan 2021 at 8:36am
	Today I used system restore to fix another issue, instead of returning to a restore point windows crashed and I ended up doing a clean reinstall. Everything is back in working order except the audio device, my PC doesn't seem to recognize it. I've never had this problem before. In device manager there's an exclamation mark and status "device doesn't start (code 10). It's listed as "High definition audio driver". If I try to update the drivers from Windows it tells me that the most recent drivers have already been installed. This is my very simple build, it's my home office PC so no sound card: CPU: Intel Core i3-8100 3.6 GHz Quad-Core Processor Motherboard: ASRock H310M-HDV Micro ATX LGA1151 MMemory: Crucial 8 GB (1 x 8 GB) DDR4-2133 CL15 Memory Power Supply: be quiet! Pure Power 10 CM 400 W 80+ Silver Certified Semi-modular ATX Power Supply Storage: Crucial MX500 250 GB 2.5" Solid State Drive This is what I've tried so far: Reinstall windows (advice from windows support agent) update drivers from windows (says the drivers are already up to date) manually install realtek drivers from asrock website install realtek chip drivers from Asrock website I have a different motherboard but the problem seems to be very similar to this (unresolved) topic: [URL=http://forum.asrock.com/forum_posts.asp?TID=7346&KW=audio+device+realtek&PID=43359&title=realtek-sound-not-working-all-of-a-sudden#43359]realtek sound not working[/URL] It drives me crazy, any ideas?