I recently purchased my computer HP Pavillion 23-p142 with Windows 8.1 64bit on July 9, 2015 and everything was golden...couldn't be happier with it for my needs. Now, in just the last few days, the sound doesn't work at all. No sound from Windows Media Player, Youtube etc. Absolutley nothing. Not even system sounds.
I've tried troubleshooting tips such as going into Computer Management> Services> Windows Audio and restarting that service...still no luck.
I've uninstalled and reinstalled the Realtek HD Audio drivers several times and it worked on the very first attempt then the sound went away again after a few hours.
I'm at a loss for what to try next...Any help would be greatly appreciated. Thanks.
PS. I forgot to mention my headphones work fine. And here are some screenshots of devices...if that helps with anything.