In trying to fix an annoying issue where my laptop's speaker volume would auto-adjust to a lower volume, I found that to fix my issue I needed to turn off the audio enhancements in the control panel. The only issue is that the audio enhancements tab doesn't pop up where it should be. In poking around, I found that I need Realtek HD Audio installed to have access to those adjustments.


I followed a couple of guides I found on google to fix the issue. I uninstalled my Realtek driver, and tried to install the HD audio version I got from Dell's website, and it appeared as though the install worked. However after my restart the older version of Realtek (R) that had already been there was reinstalled.


I've tried everything I've been able to find on google, I'm hoping Reddit can help me out! Thanks