Cannot do much here I think. I am going to clean reinstall windows tomorrow and see if it fixes the problem. Thanks for the help.
That seems a rigorous step if the only issue you have is this audio one.
What you could try first:
Enter the bios of your laptop at startup. Check if there are any audio settings you could change.
Chances are very slim on that, but you never know.
Check if there is a newer bios for your laptop. It could solve some known issues.
Completely remove all audio- and sound related drivers and entries under Device Manager.
Restart the laptop and let Windows automatically find drivers online.
If that doesn't improve things, find the audio drivers for your laptop on the HP website.
And as a last resort, find out what brand and model audio chip your laptop has exactly, and find a driver for it on it's manufacturers website.
B.T.W.
Your screenshot only show headphone settings.
Is it the same when you look at speaker settings?