(For some older builds of Windows 10, you might need to go to the deprecated/hidden Control Panel instead, since Installed apps lists only those Windows Store apps, IIRC. The drivers provided on this page are for Generic USB Audio Device, and most of them are for Windows operating system. Sometimes the driver installer will install some kind of "uninstaller" for you. You may also want to take a look at Apps-> Installed apps in Settings before any of the above. For the "generic" ones there will be only a USB Composite Device which relys on Windows builtin "generic" driver that you do NOT need to / CANNOT uninstall.) (I don't have this kind of "special" USB sound card to tell. To remove the sound cards / controllers, where you should be provided an option (checkbox) to uninstall the corresponding driver, you should go to Sound, video and game controllers.Īlso give Universal Serial Bus controllers a look, but most likely you would NOT find anything that you need to remove there. They are some just "virtual" ones created by Windows from the information provided by your sound cards / controllers. The "devices" under Audio inputs and outputs are not relevant in this context. (see attached image.) There is no sign of this device/driver in Universal Serial Bus controllers but I did find a Steinberg USB controller utility in Apps and Features and that did allow me to uninstall it far enough to install a new one. But the installer insisted it was still installed. I "uninstalled" it from there it disappeared from "Audio Inputs and Outputs". What do I need to do to get rid of these, what keeps putting them back when I get rid of them, and why are there two of them?ĮDIT - PS - Tom Yan, in his answer, pointed out that I could also find the same driver under "Sound, Video and Game Controllers". If I delete them and try to install a new one on the spot before rebooting, the installer claims they're already installed, as you can see here. Windows provides Winusb.sys that can be loaded as a function driver for a custom device and a function of a composite device. If I delete them ("remove device"), as soon as I reboot they reappear. USB generic function driverWinUSB: WinUSB is a generic driver for USB devices that is included with all versions of Windows since Windows Vista. For some reason a PAIR of these show up in Device Manager. Windows will proceed to install a generic usb device driver - this is OK.I'm trying to uninstall the driver for a USB audio interface (the Steinberg in the image below), because I want to install a fresh version, since the current one is acting flaky. Installs the Realtek High Definition Audio Driver and Intel® Smart Sound Technology (Intel® SST) driver for the 3. Proceed with the uninstall by clicking OK.ĭisconnect and Reconnect your USB Audio Interface If available, check the box to delete device driver from disk Right Click on the device you are trying to fix and choose uninstall Choose repair.Įxpand the Sound Video & Game Controllers category You should have an option to repair or remove the install. For instance, if you have Avid Mbox Mini 1.0.8 installed, use the Install Avid Mbox Mini 1.0.8.exe to proceed. Once booted, run the driver installer application for the same version of the device driver currently installed. Use the down arrow to select Disable Driver Signature Enforcement and press the Enter key - Windows will continue booting. In some cases successful driver removal and reinstallation has occurred following the steps below:Īccess the Advanced Startup Options by pressing the F8 key before Windows is able to begin booting ( click for more info) The driver cannot be uninstalled or repaired from Programs & Features - a process begins and ends without error but the entry persists in the list of installed programs.Īttempting to Install the same device driver, via identical, older, or newer device driver installer application fails - A process begins but backs out before completion and finishes with an installation could not be completed error message. Pro Tools LE 8.0.4 or higher will not launch, presenting an "Unable to Locate Digidesign Hardware." error messageĭevice is not available for selection in Playback Engine in Pro Tools 9 or higher There are circumstances in which device drivers for USB audio interfaces on Windows 7 become corrupted with the following symptoms: USB Audio Interface drivers do not uninstall from Programs and Features and driver installation or repair fails
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