Deleted Audio Driver _verified_ ★

I was cleaning up old drivers in Device Manager and accidentally uninstalled (and deleted) my audio driver. Now I have no sound, and there's a yellow exclamation mark next to "Multimedia Audio Controller" or nothing shows up at all.

Any help is appreciated. How do I force Windows to recognize the hardware again? deleted audio driver

Me: "I'll just clean up some old drivers real quick." Also me: deletes the one driver keeping my PC from being a silent brick Current status: Watching YouTube with subtitles only. SOS. 🦻🔇 I was cleaning up old drivers in Device

PC is now sitting there silently mocking me. No sound, no music, no YouTube. Anyone know a quick fix besides reinstalling Windows? #TechFail #PCProblems How do I force Windows to recognize the hardware again

I meant to update my audio driver. I clicked "Uninstall device" AND checked "Delete the driver software for this device." Big mistake.