For more information about how to do this, see update drivers in Windows 10. If the device-specific driver is distributed through Windows Update, you can manually update the driver by using Device Manager. To resolve this issue, install update 4022716. To fix this issue, use one of the following methods. This issue also causes Windows 10 Version 1703 to postpone the search for other compatible drivers through Windows Update that typically occurs immediately after you install a new device. Therefore, the system assumes that a compatible, nongeneric driver is installed for the device even though the driver is generic. This issue occurs because the USB audio 2.0 driver (usbaudio2.sys) isn't classified as a generic driver in Windows 10 Version 1703.
When you connect a USB audio device to a Windows 10 Version 1703-based computer the first time, the operating system detects the device but loads the standard USB audio 2.0 driver (usbaudio2.sys) instead of the specific device driver. This article helps to fix an issue in which Windows 10 doesn't install specific drivers for USB audio devices on the first connection.Īpplies to: Windows 10, version 1703 Original KB number: 4021854 Symptom
