I was able to resolve this for myself. Minecraft is version 1.20.50 (latest as of this posting). Changing the Speakers "Default Format" to 32 bit, 44100 hz (Studio Quality) brought back audio without a reboot. I had tried previous posters' values as well with no change. I haven't tried any other values once I got it working.
I was able to resolve this for myself. Minecraft is version 1.20.50 (latest as of this posting). Changing the Speakers "Default Format" to 32 bit, 44100 hz (Studio Quality) brought back audio without a reboot. I had tried previous posters' values as well with no change. I haven't tried any other values once I got it working.