The next place to check is the Setting | Sound. The Device or Master volume at left makes a nice ‘ting’ sound whenever you change the volume. If the volume controls are OK and the green bars are moving, you know the problem is with the speakers and probably not Windows. A muted slider has a slight change in color but that’s sometimes overlooked. One easy mistake is to check the volume slider and not notice the Mute icon at the bottom. Make sure none of the needed programs or Device are set to Mute (the red icon next to the speaker) or the volume is too low. System sounds is the sounds Windows itself makes, like alert noises for new messages etc.Ĭheck the volume sliders to make sure they are set to the middle or above. This is where you can see what program/s are sending audio and where Windows is playing it. The green bars show what’s playing and the volume. ‘Speaker/HP (Realtek Audio)’ in these example images is the internal sound hardware in a Lenovo laptop. The name of the speaker might seem strange, especially on a laptop computer which will use the branding of the audio card inside the machine.
That’s two of the three volume controls we mentioned above. The current audio device (speaker etc) with another volume control.the audio enabled programs with individual volume controls for each.Right click on that to see some controls Sound Settings and Volume Mixer. On the Windows taskbar there’s a volume icon. There are at least THREE volume controls between the program and what comes out of a speaker. It’s worth repeating that – there is more than one volume control in Windows. Mostly the fix is something basic like a low volume setting or a speaker turned off. People with computer sound problems often look for complex solutions involving faulty drivers, viruses, reinstalling Windows etc. Finding the setting is annoying but the fix itself usually isn’t. It’ll be some setting in the flow of digital sound from the program to the speaker. The main thing to remember is that computer audio problems are usually a simple fix. Prepare your computer for isolation or quarantine It’s probably something simple Those more tightly controlled devices have one, or maybe two, volume settings to deal with.
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Windows Audio is enough to drive people mad and it probably has.Ĭompare Windows with the more integrated audio on iPhone, iPad or Android devices. There are volume/mute and other settings in the device, it’s driver, Windows itself and the program using the speaker or mic. There are too many setup, config and volume controls in Windows which have to be checked. Anyone who has tried to get a speaker or headphones working knows that. Here’s our no nonsense guide to the problem and finding a fix.
When the speakers or headphones don’t work on a Windows computer don’t make a noise, fixing the problem can be frustrating.
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