HP ENVY TouchSmart Ultrabook. I accidentally deleted my audio.

Product/Model: HP ENVY TouchSmart 4-1115dx
3rd generation Intel Core i5-3317U
I was cleaning up my laptop by uninstalling things from the control panel, and I accidentally uninstalled my audio drivers and everything that has to do with audio. I tried to exit out, knowing that I pressed the wrong thing to uninstall, but it wouldn’t let me exit or press cancel. So now in the bottom right side on the desktop layout on the audio icon it says: No Audio Output Device is installed. It also has an X circled in red that appears on the icon. In addition when I go to the HP Utility Center, my Beats Audio icon doesn’t appear. When I go to the troubleshooting report for playing audio it states:
Check audio device
Issue not present There might be a problem with your audio device.
One or more audio service isn't running
Issue not present Both the Windows Audio and the Windows Audio End Point Builder services must be running for audio to work correctly. Atleast one of these services isn't running.
I would very much appreciate it if I could somehow re-install my audio back! It’s essential.
Thank you.

Jman,
Welcome to the HP Forum.
You are not the first one to become a bit overly enthusiastic about Housekeeping chores. Smiling.
First, try using your Recovery Manager to reinstall your original Audio Driver.
Using Recovery Manager to Restore Software and Drivers (Windows 8)
Restart the computer after the driver loads.
You may have to complete / check the settings, see the Guide at the bottom.
You can also get your Driver from your computer's support webpage:
HP ENVY TouchSmart Sleekbook 4-1115dx Drivers
Look in Category Driver - Audio
Select the most recent driver revision
Download and Install the driver
Restart / Reboot the computer and log in
More Help:
Notebooks - No Sound from Speakers (Windows 8)
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