Im genuinely confused. Picture on my monitor with speakers 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 teh volume mixer, default dveice, 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, so any help would be very welcome 😭 i am comfortable reinstalling the driver if that is what it takes.
rgb adds +10 fps everyone knows that
