Article Summary. Method 1. Make sure the volume isn't muted. Locate the speaker icon to the left of the system clock, which is usually at the bottom-right corner of the screen. If you see an X beside it, your PC's volume is muted. If your keyboard has volume buttons, press the Mute button the speaker with an X—usually F1 to unmute the speaker, or just press the Volume Up button usually F3 several times until the volume increases.
You can also increase the volume by clicking the speaker icon and then dragging the corresponding slider up Windows 10 or to the right Windows Use the sliders to adjust the volume levels for apps. If the volume is turned down for the app that's trying to play audio, raising the volume should resolve the issue. If you're using Windows 11, you'll also see a section in the Volume Mixer for "Output device.
Check the volume on your physical speaker. If you're using an external speaker or headset that has its own volume controls, make sure the volume is turned up on the speaker itself. Check the connection to your speaker or headphones. If you can't hear audio from your speakers or headphones, make sure you've plugged them into the correct port not the microphone port! If the speaker requires a power source, such as being plugged into a wall or USB port, double-check to make sure that it's powered on.
If your external speaker is a part of a multi-speaker system, double-check that all components are turned on and properly connected. Using a Bluetooth speaker? Try disconnecting from it, placing it back into pairing mode, and then reconnecting. Make sure the audio input is correct. Many audio issues are caused by Windows playing audio through the wrong device. For example, Windows may be trying to play audio through an external speaker instead of your built-in speakers. Click the volume icon on the taskbar once with the left mouse button, and then click the audio device you want to listen through.
If you don't see a Bluetooth speaker or device you're trying to listen through as an option, you may need to reconnect to it. Restart your computer.
Before proceeding to another method, try to reset your audio by restarting your computer. If your computer loads up with the sound is fixed, you needn't continue. Method 2. Open the Audio Troubleshooter. The Audio Troubleshooter can fix just about any problem that's related to sound on your computer.
Type audio troubleshooter. Click Find and fix problems with playing sound. Click Next on the troubleshooter. Now a list of audio devices will appear.
Select a device and click Next. Once you click Next , the troubleshooter will check for issues with that device.
Repair any issues found by the troubleshooter. The troubleshooter will prompt you to allow certain changes to be made, such as re-enabling an audio device or turning off sound enhancements. Follow the on-screen instructions to complete the troubleshooter. Method 3. Open the Control Panel. If you have any of Windows' sound enhancements applied to your speaker or headphones, it may be malfunctioning and causing no sound.
Type control panel. Click Control Panel in the search results. Click Hardware and Sound. If you don't see this option, just move to the next step. Click Sound. This opens the Sound control panel, where you'll see a list of speakers, headphones, and other playback devices. Make sure the correct speaker is set as the default. The playback device with a green checkmark is the one set as your default speaker. If you see the wrong speaker selected, you can choose a different speaker as the default by clicking that speaker and selecting Set Default.
Click the default speaker s and select Properties. This opens settings specific to this device. Click the Enhancements tab. If you don't see this tab, you may have tabs for specific enhancements, such as Dolby Audio.
Disable available enhancements. If you see the option to Disable all enhancements, select that option now. Otherwise, disable any enhancements you see individual and retest the sound. Click Preview to test the sound. If this corrected the issue, click OK to save your settings. If disabling enhancements doesn't bring back sound, re-enable them continue with this method.
Click the Advanced tab. It's at the top of the window. Select a different frequency from the "Default Format" drop-down menu. If the menu initially had "24 bit" as the option, select a bit option or vice versa. Click Test. This option is on the right side of the window.
Clicking it will cause your speakers to play a tune if they're working. Repeat the test with each frequency. If you find a frequency that produces audio, you've resolved your computer's audio issues. Click OK to close the window when you're finished. If this happens, be prepared to provide Windows with a driver for the sound card. If no Windows XP driver exists, you may be able to use a Windows driver.
The actual hardware devices that will be listed depend greatly on your individual sound card. However, Windows will likely see a single sound card as multiple hardware devices. To test a virtual device, right-click on the device and select the Properties command from the resulting context menu. In the sections below, I will discuss some of the more useful tabs that you might encounter for a device.
Just keep in mind that not every device will have every tab. If the device is failing, the General tab may sometimes present you with some brief information regarding the nature of the problem. Keep in mind that the Device Status is usually accurate, but may sometimes be misleading. Beneath the Device Status is a Troubleshoot button.
I recommend using the Troubleshooting wizard as a last resort. The Properties tab The next tab is the Properties tab. Typically the Properties tab will only exist under the listing for your physical sound card. The Properties tab contains a list of all of the virtual devices that Windows sees on the physical hardware. As you select each device, you can click the Properties button to display a properties sheet that allows you to enable or disable the virtual device.
The Driver tab The Driver tab is the place where you can control which driver is assigned to the multimedia device. This tab contains four buttons that you can use to manipulate the driver. Most of the time when you suspect a sound card problem, one of the first things that you should do is to update the driver. This is especially true if you upgraded the computer from another operating system.
When you upgrade a system, Windows tries to replace your current driver with one of its own. I had been using a 3COM wireless network card with Windows on my laptop for quite some time. Updating your system with newer drivers is almost always a good idea and tends to fix a wide range of problems. Immediately after the audio driver was installed the sound started working. I was getting Windows sounds as well as music.
I rebooted the system so Windows could install an update I don't know which update , and when the desktop came back up, the sound wasn't working again. According to control panel everything, is working fine. Any help on this would be appreciated. Well first off, you don't want to try and use to many driver packs or sets that are meant for more up to date and modern Operating Systems.
When it comes to Windows XP, it seems to only like drivers, packs and sets that were written for it. Here's The Driver Good Luck. Thanks Zen, I installed the driver you posted after first uninstalling the other audio drivers and their related programs. Unfortunately it didn't fix my problem. The Device Manager says my audio is working and I have the volume control available in the task-launch bar. Everything appears to be working, but no sound.
I am currently dual-booting Windows XP and Windows 7. Everything works perfectly in 7 so I know it's not a hardware problem. Is there more then one default device selection? If so, make sure the right device is selected.
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