How to fix No sound in Windows?

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Description

Are you unable to get any sound from your Windows-based PC? If yes, then don’t worry anymore. Techvedic is here with end-to-end solution to fix “Windows no sound issue.”

Solution:

Check hardware

Under this, you need to cover various steps.

Check the sound card:

1. Open Device Manager by clicking the “Start” button.

2. Then click “Control Panel”, go to “System and Security”, and then, under System, click “Device Manager.” If it is asking for an administrator password or confirmation then type the password or provide confirmation.

3. Double-click “Sound, video and game controllers” to expand that category. If a sound card is listed, it means you have one installed. If no sound card is listed, check the information available with your computer to find that whether there's supposed to be a sound card installed or not. If sound card installation is required then you'll need to install one according to the manufacturer's instructions.

Note: If you are not able to see the sound card installed under “Sound, video and game controllers category”, expand the “Other devices” category. Check the devices listed there. Laptops don’t have sound cards. Instead of this, they have integrated sound processors available in the same category in Device Manager.

If you find a yellow question mark next to the name of the sound card in Device Manager, there might be a problem. For this:

1. Right-click the name of the sound card, and then click “Properties.”

2. Click the “General” tab, and then look in the “Device status” box to identify problems with the sound card. If there's a problem, you might need a new driver for your sound card.

Check if the cables are connected properly:

Speakers and headphones

If you're using external speakers, you should connect those to the computer correctly. There are many jacks connected to a sound card or sound processor like microphone jack, line-in jack, and line-out jack. Thus, your speakers should be plugged in to the line-out jack. If you are not able to find out the line-out jack then try plugging in to each of the jacks. In case, you are using headphones then they should be plugged into the line-out jack.

HDMI cables

To check to see if sound is supported over HDMI follow these steps:

1. Open Sound by clicking the “Start” button, and then click “Control Panel.” In the search box, type “sound”, and then click “Sound.”

2. Click the “Playback” tab and look for an HDMI device; this will appear as a speaker icon and will be labeled “Speaker”, followed by the name of the device.

3. If you have an HDMI device, click the device, click “Set Default”, and then click “OK.” Changing the audio device might require you to restart your computer.

You can connect a separate audio cable from your computer sound card directly to the monitor if you don’t have an HDMI audio device. For monitor not having the speakers, you need to connect the audio signal to a different device. If you have just installed a new video card then it may be set as a default audio device. Correct the issue.

USB audio devices

In case, you’re using a USB audio device and also have an internal audio device installed, try these basic troubleshooting steps:

· By unplugging the USB audio device, restart your audio program. Test for sound using the internal audio device. If you hear sound, there might be problems with the USB audio driver or with Windows not using the USB audio device as the default audio device.

· Close all audio programs, unplug the USB audio device, wait for the USB driver to be uninstalled, plug the USB audio device back in to the USB port, wait for the driver to load, and then start the audio program and check for sound.

· Check that you have the correct audio device set as the default in Windows and in the program.

· Check the audio device manufacturer’s website for updated drivers.

Multiple audio devices

Computers have multiple audio devices. You can check for this scenario by looking on the back of your desktop computer for two sets of audio connections. Laptops will normally have one set of audio plugs unless you’re using a USB audio device. Follow these steps to check for and set the correct audio device as the default:

1. Open Sound by clicking the “Start” button, and then clicking “Control Panel.” In the search box, type “sound”, and then click “Sound.”

2. Click the “Playback” tab and look for a multiple audio devices; these will appear as speaker icons and will be labeled “Speaker”, followed by the name of the device.

3. If you have multiple devices, the default device has a check beside it and is labeled as “Default.”

4. If the wrong audio device is listed as the default audio device, click the correct device, click “Set Default”, and then click “OK.” Changing the audio device might require you to restart your computer.

Check power and volume

Speakers should be plugged into a working power source and turned on. Also, speaker volume or headphone volume should not be muted or turned-down very low.

1. Open “Volume Mixer” by clicking the “Start” button, clicking “Control Panel”, clicking “Hardware and Sound”, and then, under Sound, clicking “Adjust system volume.”

2. Move the slider up to increase the volume.

3. Make sure the Mute button isn't turned on.

Congrats, you have successfully fixed Windows sound problems. For further help, contact Techvedic’s computer support helpdesk, as per below contact-detail:

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