If you have an older HP laptop (upgraded to Windows 11 from Windows 7/8), the audio hardware might actually be IDT (acquired by Synaptics). Modern Windows 11 drivers often do not support this hardware natively.
In Windows 10, these drivers operated correctly via legacy HDAudBus.sys . Windows 11 introduces stricter memory integrity (HVCI) and DCH (Declarative Componentized Hardware) driver enforcement, exposing compatibility gaps. synaptics hd audio driver windows 11 hp