Intel Smart Sound Technology OED not working, cannot hear Audio

[PitIcarus]

After a download of a driver updating program that evidently went very wrong, some of my drivers appear to have broken and/or disappeared, leaving me unable to hear any audio from my laptop whether through headphones or speakers. I feel like I've tested every other possible solution I've seen, so I need to ask if I'm somehow doing something wrong here. My primary problem was with Intel High Definition DSP before, but is has since transformed into a non-functional Intel Smart Sound Technology OED as shown below.I've already tried uninstalling and removing it, but that just causes it to reappe

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