When the sound icon in your task bar has a cherry x on it (every bit illustrated to a higher place), your figurer won't play whatever sound.

This is usually caused by 1 of 2 problems: either Windows has disabled your audio device or your PC doesn't have the latest correct device drivers installed, and Windows therefore can't 'talk' to the device.

If yous see No Audio Output Device is installed when you hover your mouse over the the sound icon, your audio problem is probably caused by ane of these problems, and there are three repair methods you tin try that have helped other users. Yous may non need to endeavor them all; only get-go at the top of the listing and work your way downwards.

  1. Automatically update your sound device drivers
  2. Manually uninstall & reinstall the device commuter
  3. Re-enable the device

Method 1: Automatically update your audio device drivers

Your audio problem is probably being caused past driver issues. If you don't accept the fourth dimension, patience or computer skills to update the drivers manually,y'all can do it automatically with Commuter Easy.

Driver Piece of cake will automatically recognize your organization and find the correct drivers for information technology. You don't need to know exactly what organization your computer is running, yous don't need to risk downloading and installing the incorrect commuter, and y'all don't need to worry about making a fault when installing.

Yous can update your drivers automatically with either the Free or the Pro version of Driver Easy. Merely with the Pro version it takes merely 2 clicks (and yous get full back up and a xxx-day money back guarantee):

i) Download and install Driver Easy.

2) Run Driver Easy and click Scan Now. Driver Easy will so scan your estimator and observe any problem drivers.

3) Click the Update push next to a flagged audio driver to automatically download the correct version of this driver, then yous can manually install it (y'all can do this with the Costless version).

Or click Update Allto automatically download and install the correct version of all the drivers that are missing or out of appointment on your arrangement (this requires the Pro version – you lot'll be prompted to upgrade when you click Update All).

Method ii: Manually uninstall & reinstall the device driver

1) Yet in Device Manager, again expand Audio, video and game controllers, correct-click on your audio device, and click Uninstall to uninstall the driver.

2) Restart your PC. Subsequently restarting, Windows should automatically re-install the audio driver. Bold it installs the latest correct driver, this may resolve the problem.

Method 3: Re-enable the device

To fix the trouble, follow these steps (Steps below are for your reference. The specific steps in different arrangement versions may be different. ):

1) On your keyboard, press theWindows logo key and R at the same time to invoke a Run command. Type devmgmt.msc in the run box and click on OK button.

open device manager

two) Locate the Sound, video and game controllers category in the list.

locate sound device

If you don't see this category in your list, continue with stride 2a) beneath. Otherwise skip to step 3.

2a) Click theAction menu and selectAdd Legacy hardware (if you see merely the Aid in this carte du jour, click somewhere in the white space around the listing (i.e. make certain nothing in the tree is selected), and then click the Activity menu again)

2b) ClickSide by sideto start the Add together Hardware wizard. (If the Add together Hardware wizard doesn't display at all, you tin can try Method 3.)

2c) SelectSearch for and install hardware automatically (Recommended).

2nd) If the wizard tells you it tin't find whatsoever new hardware, clickNext.

2e) You should at present see a listing of hardware types. Whorl downwards until you run acrossAudio, video and game controllers. Select it and clickNext.

2f) Select the manufacturer and model of your sound card, then clickAdjacent. (If you lot're non sure what manufacturer and model to select, you can try Method 3.)

2g) ClickNextto install the device, then when the installation is consummate, clickStop.

iii) Aggrandize the Sound, video and game controllers category, and right-click on your audio device. Click Enable in the pop up menu. (If the device is already enabled, you tin can try Method two.)

enable sound

Hopefully yous notice this commodity helpful. If you have any questions, please feel costless to leave a comment below.

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