

The Get Help dialog window should open, and you will need to select yes to open the troubleshooter. You can launch the troubleshooter from Fix sound or audio problems in Windows by selecting the Open Get Help button in the article.


Audio endpoints might be reinitialized after KB5015878 is installed and some apps might set the audio devices for microphone and speakers to default.

If you are using any advanced audio applications such as Open Broadcaster Software (OBS), it is recommended that you backup all your settings before installing the update.If there are updated drivers available on Windows Update or from your Windows device manufacturer's (OEM) webpage, installing them might prevent this issue. Updating your audio device driver (also called "sound drivers" or "sound card drivers") might prevent this issue.If you have not yet installed the update, you can do the following to prevent the issue: So, if you have already installed it and now have issues with audio, do the following. However, it has not effect if you already has the KB5015878 update installed. Microsoft is currently using the Known Issue Rollback mechanism to prevent more devices from getting the defective patch.
