It's always there, just sitting and making audio sound like trash. I used device manager, dedicated software and nothing. It keeps being installed no matter what you throw at the bastard.
First of all, this thing just doesn't want to go away. I was trying to fix this stupid shitwreck of a driver yesterday and oh my god.
Why can't these morons at realtek produce an actual piece of software that works and is consistent? Why does almost every manfuacturer of motherboards keep including realtek audio chips on them? Why does everything official about realtek and their webpage look like it was made by some incompetent low-grade IT student that wants to fuck with people and include malware in executable files for download? Some allow connector retasking, some don't (LIKE MINE!!!). Some allow you to choose between speaker settings, some don't. There exists this thing called Realtek Audio Console and I was reading about it and looking at screenshots of it from other users and none of them look the same! Some have equalizers, some don't. Not only do Realtek drivers make audio sound like someone called me on the phone (extremely shitty), their programs are so fucking buggy and retarded. I just have to vent my frustration with this god awful product that somehow finds its way into most modern laptops.