Thrustmaster TFRP drivers causing "No active speakers found, sounds are disable"

[xTITANx]

Installed driver for my newly purchased Thrustmaster TFRP rudders and now I get the "No active speakers found, cannot load sounds" when I to the MA arena.  Saw  Vraciu was having issues last year, used one of his work arounds by playing YouTube videos in a minimized browser and it actually worked for a bit.  got booted and now that doesnt even work.  All drivers are up to date and so is my system...

any ideas?

TITAN

[Animl-AW]

Try changing your output default audio device. The TM may have taken it over. Try switching it back to your speakers.

[The Fugitive]

Windows may have dumped it on the same address as your sound. Id uninstall your sound driver or the thrustmaster stuff and reinstall them to see if that clears it up.