Can official drivers degrade the sound quality a little?

Question

Windows

Out of the box, Windows installed general-purpose drivers for my built-in sound system on the motherboard. However, after a while glitches appeared - the sound began to stutter sometimes. Then I decided to install the official drivers, but the sound seemed to me somehow "unsaturated". Could it be? Doesn't the same Realtek optimize its drivers so that the sound is suitable for their sound chips? Or is it my glitches...

Answer 1

Can official drivers degrade the sound quality a little?

It's not that it makes it worse, it's just that different drivers work differently, and as a result, the sound can differ, in any direction.

Answer 2

1. MS does not write drivers, the Windows installation package includes WHQL drivers from the manufacturer that are up-to-date on the date of its assembly.
   
2. Windows updates also include drivers that the manufacturer wants to distribute.
   
3. "Sound quality" is the driver settings. If you haven't changed them, you may have changed the default settings that the installer assumes are optimal. Adjust the sound.