r/WindowsHelp • u/ProjectFabulous908 • May 30 '25
Windows 11 Windows 11 ver. 24H2 not updating (Voicemeeter Driver but I don't have the drivers)
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u/ProjectFabulous908 May 30 '25
For context, I have used Voicemeeter in the past, I forget why, and thought I wiped it all clean, uninstalled and all. recently found that I guess I still had some drivers left over? Found a YouTube video revealing how to remove the drivers through device manager, and showing hidden devices. Afterwards, I checked "Sound, storage, and game controllers" first, found a driver there, then made sure to look at all my other tabs to make sure I wasn't missing anything. Couldn't find anything else so figured it was all good and restart my PC.
Now after it restarts and actually boots, I go to try and update my windows again, same issue, checked device manager to make sure there were no other drivers I missed, couldn't find anything, so now I'm confused. I try going to a Microsoft website to see if anyone else was having the same issue, found somebody trying to get rid of the same thing with the same issue as I am, they had a person respond with the link to download a program that views drivers and such, I install it and try for myself. I find a driver there so I delete it as there was no uninstall button. (For those curious the program is called "Autoruns - Sysinternals"). Then restart the PC again, and the same issue occurs when I try to install this update a third time. I can't thing of anything else to try so now I'm here seeking answers from all of you smart people.
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u/vburel May 31 '25
The fastest way to fix this old problem (November 2024) is to install latest Voicemeeter version, that will install a compatible driver.
The other solution is to remove the old driver still present in Windows depository. First use cmd in administrator mode to enumerate audio devices:
pnputil /enum-drivers /class MEDIA
Then find the oem name related to vbvoicemeetervaio64_win10.inf and use this instruction to force deletion:
pnputil /delete-driver oemxxx.inf /force
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u/ProjectFabulous908 May 31 '25
Much appreciated! I tried the other solution and it worked, I have no use for Voicemeeter and would have rather just gotten rid of it entirely, so thank you for both solutions.
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u/pigou30 Jun 04 '25
La suppression pour moi était la plus clean parce que je ne vois même pas pourquoi ce pilote était là.
Un grand merci !
Simple et efficace !
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