OK.
First off, you have to be careful when you talk about "the latest updates" because different computers are not always going to get the same updates.
For example, they started offering the Creator's Edition update to some people several months ago....
But, according to Microsoft, there were lots of compatibility issues (it wouldn't run with certain hardware - including some network cards very popular in laptops).
For that reason the Creator's Update was "only being offered to computers they were reasonably sure it would work on".
(If you weren't offered the update, you could still get it manually, but Microsoft advised "that only tech savvy users who were willing to deal with possible issues" should do so.)
This means that some people have had the Creator's Edition for months, while others still haven't got it.
In fact, there's also something further going on with distribution - probably because they're simply trying to roll it out gradually.
I set up a new computer about a month ago, and did "all the latest updates", but was
NOT offered the update to the Creator's Edition.
Then, a few days later, the Creator's Edition was offered.
(Either it had become compatible with that machine due to the latest update, or they just have a bit of delay with figuring out which machines it will work on.)
The bottom line, however, is that you won't know exactly which version you have unless you look (or remember doing the update).....
And there are probably very different updates being offered to machines with the CE and those without...
(And internal UAC2 support is
ONLY included on the Creator's Edition; as far as I know it is
NOT included, even in the latest update, if you
DON'T have the Creator's Edition.)
In any case, my test machine here is relatively new, and has the Creator's Edition on it.
When I updated to that version, I
DELETED the original Emotiva C-Media drivers, and all of our USB stuff worked just fine with the internal Windows drivers
(including the Ego DACs, the DC-1, the PT-100, and the USB input on the XMC-1).
I just fired it up this morning, and installed the latest Windows 10 updates (according to Microsoft), and it
STILL works just fine with my Ego DAC.
Therefore, assuming you have the Creator's Edition, I would suggest, if anything,
REMOVING the drivers using Device Manager.
Then, when you unplug, and then reconnect the DAC, your computer
SHOULD reload the Windows internal drivers and it
SHOULD work.
Just for the record, it can be a little difficult to tell which version of Windows you actually have on your computer.
You can find out by typing
WINDOWS VERSION into the little search box, then picking "See if you have a 32 bit or 64 bit version of Windows" from the list.
(Sometimes you get a slightly different System Information screen offered.)
On 64 bit computers Windows 10 Creator's Edition Pro, it shows up as:
Version 1703
Build 15063-xxx
If you don't see those numbers, then you don't have the Creator's Edition.
(There's a really nice page in WikiPedia that lists all the
OTHER versions and builds you might have... )
Incidentally, when I look at the Driver Properties for the Ego driver in Device Manager what I get is:
"No driver files are required or have been loaded for this device".
So it really is running on the internal UAC drivers.
Note that, as usual with Windows, the details on your computer may vary.
Since the last Microsoft Update (the large one a couple weeks ago) my computer does not recognize my Big Ego when I disconnect or connect the USB. Do I need to reinstall the drivers?
The ironic part of this is we just had a little discussion about how windows was apparently much easier to use than linux and wasn't supposed to have these kinds of problems ... 