Probably. The default condition for Windows Vista, 7, 8, 8.1 and 10 is for those hardware features to be disabled so it makes sense they are disabled after a driver upgrade. Fortunately you should be able to go into the Windows sound center and turn them back on.

You will need to go into the control panel settings ( or equivalent for your version of Windows ) and open the sound control settings.

Place your mouse in a clear area of the settings window and right click to open a sub menu.

In the sub menu enable the "display all devices" and "connect all devices" selections.

You should be able to go to the Creative mixer and verify "What U Hear" is available. If not, it's time to rollback the driver update and try again.


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