#Rog realtek hd audio manager install
#Rog realtek hd audio manager windows

Was hoping to avoid that, and seeing as how 'fresh' this install is, I was hoping it is not necessary. None of this appeared to make any difference.

#Rog realtek hd audio manager windows

Make sure I'm up to date on Windows update.Checked Sonic Studio (sofware installed by the asus drivers) and made sure all settings are default / no effects).Checked Steam settings (nothing applicable).Checked in-game audio settings :) But yeah, no audio in games I am running for the first time.Checked per-app volume settings (all default).Quit as many concurrently running application, especially Skype.Deselected allowing applications to take exclusive control.Tried low bit rate (16 bit 44khz) and high (24 bit 48 khz) settings.Disabled all sound effects in audio settings.Tried re-installing Steam (some Steam games have audio, but wanted to try anyway).Tried unplugging any devices that are not keyboard/mouse/monitor/speakers.Neither the February 2018 ones from the Asus site nor the absolute latest (June 5th 2018) make any difference. Checked Device Manager for any problems.Checked DxDiag.exe to see if there were any errors.There was Nvidia audio or output to my monitor that is now gone, and there's only 1 audio device left (speakers). Deinstalled all other audio output devices that I am not using, such that there is no chance it can be switching to another.I've searched for clues, here's a non-exhaustive list of things I've already tried:

Sound in games where Realtek is not working works fine when played thru a different sound device (a USB headphone amp with its own DAC). VLC I can see the audio meter move in the volume mixer, but in games there's no output there. 'Speakers (Realtek High Definition Audio)' is always set as the current audio device. This makes me suspect that the problem is with Direct X / DirectSound, but since there is no way to install / reset that in Windows 10, it's hard to tell. VLC, Chrome/Youtube etc) and in some games (older games?). Audio still works fine in non-games (e.g. Recently I do not get audio in most games. The hardware (and the Windows install) is 7 months old, and sound has worked great everywhere for most of that time. Speakers are plugged into the headphone (green) jack in the back. I'm on the latest Wind17134.48, running on a ASUS ROG Maximus X Hero Intel Z370 motherboard with Realtek audio.