Sound fails to play on Windows 8

[desbest]

Sound fails to play on my Windows 8 laptop.

Here are the things I've tried.

• Restarting the Audio Service (it doesn't restart, it stays stuck on "stopping", and I have to restart my computer
• Updating my audio drivers
• sfc /scannow

When I go to test the audio, this is what I see.

What can be done to fix this?