Generic host error

[raiden_nrl]

Recently I have been receiving the
"Generic host process error" on my x64 bit windows, Upon getting this error all NEW programs opened up do not play audio. I have been looking around and it seems the only way to fix this error is to get windows updates.
Now I do not wish to do this becuase everytime I have updated my x64 bit windows wierd things started happening such as hardware conflicts (blue screen would popup once in a while) and ventrillo would sign me out every 30 seconds, things like that.
So I am wondering if there is a standalone fix for the error, and could someone explain to me why the windows updates screw with my computer?

 

[superdave1984]

I am not sure which update it is that fixes this problem. But you are correct that it is a Windows thing. Wonder if you could download one update at a time and see what it is, then uninstall the others. Dunno.

*edit
These are the updates that came out in August.
KB922616
KB921398
KB918899
KB917422
KB920683
KB890830 (Malicious software removal tool)twice
KB921883

These are September.
KB890830 (Malicious software removal tool)
KB920685
KB920872
KB919007
KB922582

I would guess it is one of these.