OpenAL fails on my computer

I have a Dell Inspiron 17r laptop (and use the integrated Intel HD 4000 graphics), and time after time OpenAL fails to initialize with LWJGL3, while it worked fine with LWJGL2 (as far as I remember).

When I try to initialize OpenAL or attempt to play the We Shall Wake 7 demo, everything freezes up while trying to initialize OpenAL. (We Shall Wake loads past OpenAL around 1/10 times)

I also just installed the latest drivers two days ago. I am out of ideas, and would appreciate some input.