long time lurker first post lol im genuinely confused. picture on my soundbar is great, but sound comes out of teh 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 teh ASUS driver update. ive checked teh volume 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 judigng me, so any help would be very welcome. i am comfortable reinstalling the driver if that is what it takes.