Windows Update Breaks Audio, File Associations and Event Editing for Microsoft Office

References https://www.dell.com/support/kbdoc/en-us/000143621/sound-not-working-after-windows-update https://support.microsoft.com/en-us/windows/fix-sound-or-audio-problems-in-windows-73025246-b61c-40fb-671a-2535c7cd56c8 https://answers.microsoft.com/en-us/windows/forum/all/windows-updated-my-pc-overnight-audio-is/c7b3dcbd-ab05-4df1-be60-d2c58cb477c4 https://support.microsoft.com/en-us/office/repair-an-office-application-7821d4b6-7c1d-4205-aa0e-a6b40c5bb88bhttps://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/windows/release-health/resolved-issues-windows-11-21h2 https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/windows/release-health/resolved-issues-windows-11-21h2 https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/windows/release-health/resolved-issues-windows-11-21h2 https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/windows/release-health/status-windows-11-23h2 https://answers.microsoft.com/en-us/outlook_com/forum/all/post-update-i-am-no-longer-able-to-make-edits/ee39ca96-438f-4709-8e9d-61a44e4e07f4 https://answers.microsoft.com/en-us/outlook_com/forum/all/editadd-meeting-notes-on-meeting-invite-sent-from/fce7b3b1-b651-4c88-90fd-4cddb48e2a17 Workflows Click Start > Control Panel > System and Security > Administrative Tools. Double-click Event Viewer Settings, Apps, default file associations, etc. (these may get changed back anyway) Select Start > Settings > Update & Security > Windows Update > View update history

Windows 10 (Fresh) + Atom IDE + apio

System/OS: VMWare Fusion V.M. running on Mac OS X 10.14.6 host: VM is Windows 10 (Home/Free/Dev) x64, fresh installation, except that ft_prog was also installed prior. This Windows installation sequence is presented here in the context of a fallback, if the Mac OS X tool chain installation and functionality is working completely or sufficiently (please …