I can't say it won't be fixed, but it does not look promising.
The conversation has since fallen silent. A week later, a Creative representative was apologizing for the delay saying that Microsoft had really been making a lot of changes under the hood with the sound subsystem. Windows 1903 blows away the Speaker output device and some input devices including What You Hear.Ībout a month ago, Creative said they'd be issuing updated drivers in about a week. Heads up if you have a Creative Labs X-Fi series soundcard.