Sound Issue on Windows 8

Alright, so I restarted my computer last week, and since then I've been unable to get any sound devices to work. Under the Device Mangager, they all show installed and working properly. But when I click on Sound I am told no Audio devices are installed. I've restored, recovered, chkdsked... I'm out of options. How do I fix this dreaded mess?

Give us more info. What are your pc specs, what audio devices do you have?

Also, do the devices show up in Sound control panel? Does the equalizer show that audio is present?

I gave up. Ended up re installing Windows and that fixed it.