EXACTLY !
I was afraid to uninstall REALTEK
as I had problems in the past!
In this case there were two different realtek
items I found to be removed.
After doing the last of the two,
it restarted on it`s own...
It was searching it appeared, upon reloading
the computer, for new drivers or something.
I JUST tested out my radio - which to my
great relief worked! -
and tested it by raising the volume
dramatically....
IT WORKED.
I just cancelled the searches it seemed to be doing.
Another satisfied forum search seeker, lol :)