im genuinely confused. picture on my projector is great, but sound comes out of the laptop speakers only.

USB Audio Device Properties
Device status:
This device cannot start. (Code 10)
{Operation Failed}
The requested operation was unsuccessful.
it started right after the NVIDIA driver update. ive checked the vloume mixer, default device, everything i know of. theres simply no HDMI output to choose. is there a component i need to install separately? my family is now watching with subtitles and judging me, sooo any help would be very welcome :/ i am comfortable reinstalling the driver if that is what it takes. pls help 🙏
