Windows 10: Audio Takes About Five Seconds to Actually Play

Hey guys, I'm having an issue with playing audio on Windows 10 Home. After I installed a Windows update today, I noticed that my audio, for a lack of better words, now takes five seconds before sound is actually audible. This is especially annoying when trying to edit audio in Audacity (something I'm trying to do at this very moment); I'll press play, Audacity appears to be playing the audio, but it doesn't actually become audible until, at least, five seconds later. I fixed this issue before, but I didn't save the instructions I used because I didn't think I'd come across this issue again. I already tried uninstalling/reinstalling the Realtek High Definiton Audio drivers, but that didn't solve anything. I think how the issue was fixed before was, it had something to do with the audio service, again, for a lack of better words, shutting itself off after a minute or so of no activity; but unfortunately, I don't remember how to disable this function.

Can anyone help me? I would greatly appreciate it. Thanks!

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No sound while playing audio and video files.

Hi,

I appreciate if you could answer to a few questions to narrow down to the issue.

• Which is the application that you are using to play the files?
• Did you try the same on a different player?
• Did you perform any troubleshooting steps?

As an initial troubleshooting step, I suggest you to check if the volume is set low or in mute state in Volume Mixer.

• Right click on sound icon.
• Open Volume Mixer check for the application that you are playing the files with and increase the volume and check.

If the issue still persists, I would suggest you to run “Playing audio” troubleshooter to diagnose and fix the issue.

Follow these Steps to run Playing Audio Troubleshooter in Windows 10.

1. Type troubleshooting in the search bar.

2. Select Troubleshooting.

3. Select View all on the top left corner.

4. Click on Playing audio.

Also refer: Fix sound problems in Windows 10

Hope the information helps in resolving the issue related to the sound issue. Let us know if you need further assistance. We will be happy to help.

Thank you.

 

I played a music on Spotify and after 10 seconds, the music stopped but it was still playing

Hi,

Thank you for posting the query on Microsoft Community.

We understand how you feel about the situation. We're sorry for the trouble.

I suggest you to follow the steps below and check, if it helps:

Method 1: Hardware Troubleshoot

Windows 10 has a built-in troubleshooter to check and fix issues with Sound. I would suggest you to run this troubleshooter to check if the issue is with your Audio.

Refer these steps:

• Press Windows key +X, select Control panel
• Change the view by option on the top right to Large icons
• Click on troubleshooting and click on the view all option on the left panel
• Run the playing Audio troubleshooter

Method 2: I suggest you to update drivers and check if that helps. If that issue persist please uninstall and reinstall latest drivers available in manufacturer website.

• Press “Windows + X” and select Device manger.
• Select Audio input and output and expand the driver icon.
• Right click on the driver icon and click on Update.
• Follow the onscreen instructions to update the driver.

Hope this helps. If the issue remains unresolved, please get back to us and we would be happy to help

 

Subwoofer only plays bass in realtek hd audio manager

Hi,

Thanks for posting your query on Microsoft Community.

I would suggest you to try running Audio troubleshooter
and check if it helps.

Follow the below steps to run Audio troubleshooter.

• 
  Type Troubleshooting in the Search area on the taskbar and select
  Troubleshooting.
  
• 
  Select Hardware and Sound.
  
• 
  Select Playing Audio under
  Sound and follow the on screen.
  

Hope it helps, reply to us with the status of your issue. We will be happy to assist you.