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Windows Audio service can't be started after Blue Screen of Death, how can I fix it?

I am using Windows 10, and today (2021-01-28) I got a BSoD, the computer then rebooted automatically, and after reboot, sound, microphone and camera weren't working on the system; Windows Defender disappeared, and I couldn't run cmd as admin (my account is the only account and it's an administrator account). The last update was indeed installed today as shown by the update history: Security Intelligence Update for Microsoft Windows Defender Antivirus - Update KB2267602 (Version 1.329.3006.0) Device manager showed that all device drivers were detected and up to date, I went to safe mode and ran

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