A: Absolutely. A cheap USB dongle (e.g., Creative Sound Blaster Play! 3 ) has its own drivers and bypasses onboard audio entirely.
Windows Update loves to replace Realtek drivers with "Microsoft High Definition Audio" drivers. To fix this: intel core 2 duo e8400 sound driver top download
The Intel Core 2 Duo E8400 is a CPU. It does not have integrated sound processing. The audio capabilities of your system depend entirely on your motherboard’s chipset and its onboard audio codec (typically from Realtek, IDT, or Analog Devices). Therefore, the "top download" for your sound driver will vary based on your motherboard manufacturer (e.g., ASUS, Gigabyte, MSI, Intel, Dell, HP). A: Absolutely