I actually experienced the exact same issue with my Windows 8 install on an ASRock CoreHT 252B Mini PC, which acts as my HTPC. Probably the same or similar as you, I'm outputting both video and audio ...

If you get Realtek HD Audio Driver Failure error code 0x00005b3 while installing or updating the driver on your Windows 11/10 PC, read this post. We will show you the ...