This can be quite a time-consuming process. You will need to locate the outdated drivers yourself, download the latest available versions from the manufacturer’s website, and install them on your PC. Updating your drivers manually is typically recommended for more experienced users. There are two ways in which you can go about updating your multimedia audio controller driver: you can do it manually or automatically. It is, thus, very important to keep your system drivers up to date. Option One: Update the Multimedia Audio Controller DriverĪn outdated driver can be the cause of many problems on your PC.

Type a description for the restore point you want to create (you can use a specific date or describe it as “before clean install”, for example).Īfter you have created a restore point, we can proceed to the first solution.

On the System Protection tab, select Create.

In the left section, select System Protection.

Go to Control Panel > System and Maintenance > System.

Right-click the Windows icon on your taskbar.

Now, proceed to creating a System Restore Point:

Make sure Turn on system protection is enabled - this is needed for the System Restore Utility to be turned on.

Choose the drive you want to check and click Configure.

In the search bar, type “system restore” (no quotes).

Typically, this utility is always on by default, but if it has been manually disabled, you will need to turn it back on again. The first thing you will need to do is make sure that System Restore is enabled on your PC. Now, before we get into the steps for each of the above fixes, we suggest you create a System Restore Point to protect your OS in case of the rare occasion that anything goes wrong. If the first option does not work, proceed to the next solution in the list - and so on. We will go over these solutions one by one, starting at the top.

Uninstalling the multimedia audio controller driver.

Updating the multimedia audio controller driver.

As there are several issues that can be causing the problem, there are also plenty of ways you can try to fix it.

Video controller drive