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hdmi audio
About this tag
On WindowsForum.com, discussions about HDMI audio often involve troubleshooting NVIDIA Virtual Audio Devices, which are virtual endpoints that enable audio output over HDMI or DisplayPort connections. A common issue is a device appearing in Device Manager with a USB hardware ID like VID_0955 PID_9000, which corresponds to the NVIDIA Virtual Audio Device. The typical fix involves reinstalling or repairing the NVIDIA audio driver component included in the GeForce or Studio driver package. These threads focus on resolving driver-related problems to restore HDMI audio functionality, particularly for users with NVIDIA GPUs. The tag covers practical solutions for getting HDMI audio working again after driver conflicts or missing audio devices.
USB hardware IDs can look cryptic, but in this case the mystery resolves cleanly: the device reporting as USB\VID_0955&PID_9000 is the NVIDIA Virtual Audio Device (Wave Extensible) — the virtual audio endpoint NVIDIA installs to provide HDMI / DisplayPort audio output — and the usual fix is to...