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virtual audio device
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The virtual audio device tag on WindowsForum.com covers discussions about NVIDIA Virtual Audio Device (Wave Extensible), a software-based audio endpoint that enables HDMI and DisplayPort audio output from NVIDIA GPUs. Topics include troubleshooting USB hardware IDs like VID_0955 PID_9000, resolving driver issues through NVIDIA GeForce or Studio driver packages, and repairing the associated audio component. Common fixes involve reinstalling or updating NVIDIA audio drivers to restore virtual audio device functionality in Windows.
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...