Windows 10: Audio drags out when the hard disk is loading

I am having this problem with my audio. When my system is loading i can hear the hard disk running, my audio drags out. Reinstalling the audio driver is a patch job at best. It will come back in several days.


Best part. This started happening after the mandatory update. The one that just automatically restarts my pc. In the middle of the night when I need the pc on to play sounds for my tinnitus. I need my pc on for most of the night obviously. And whenever the audio drags its it extremely obvious. And better, several updates in, this issue is still there. So annoyed is most definitely an understatement.


If you have a solution I would most appreciate it.

:)

 

External Hard disk contents are not visible.

Hi Pranoti,

For us to narrow down your concern with your external hard disk, we would like to know the following:

• Were there any changes made on your computer prior to the issue (e.g., updates, software installation)?
• To make sure that we have not missed on anything, what troubleshooting steps have you done so far?
• Do you hear any clicking sound when connecting your hard disk?

In the meantime, we suggest that you update all your device driver.

We look forward to your response.

 

Hard disk partition not showing up.

Hi Muhammad,



Thank you for writing to Microsoft Community Forums.



This can happen if the Hard-disk drivers are not up-to date. I would suggest you to update the hard disk drivers first. To update the drivers, please follow the steps mentioned below:

1. Open Device manager.
   
2. Then Expand “Disk drives”.
   
3. Then Right click on the Hard-disk listed under this category.
   
4. Then click on Update drivers.
   
5. Alternatively you can also try to update the drivers from manufacturer’s website.
   

Once the hard-disk drivers are updated, you will need to allocate the last partition (it is not allocated according to the screenshot) and you will be able to view the partition.



Also note that sometimes the hard disk partitions/drives might be hidden in This PC or My Computer window due to a Registry key. If a DWORD with the name NoViewOnDrive or NoDrives is present under following key in Registry Editor:

HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\Current Version\Policies\Explorer

Delete the DWORD and your drives will become visible in My Computer window.



Hope this helps.

 

Dolby Audio won't load.

Hi,

Thank you for posting in Microsoft Community.

I would suggest you to Run the audio troubleshooter.

You might be able to solve some problems by running a troubleshooter that will automatically fix some common issues with audio.

Follow the steps to run the troubleshooter:

• 
  Type Troubleshooting in the search box and click
  Troubleshooting.
  
• 
  In the left pane click on View all
  
• 
  Select Troubleshoot Audio Playback.
  
• 
  Follow the prompted steps to troubleshoot this issue.
  

Let’s try below steps and check if it helps:

• Press (Windows + X) and select
  control panel
• Click on the Sound icon.
• Under play back devices, right click on an empty area and place a check mark on “Show Disabled Devices” and “Show disconnected Devices.
• You will now see the disabled audio devices with the arrow pointing down on them.
  
• Right click on each listed disabled audio device that you want to enable, click on
  Enable and set it as default.
• Click OK to close the Sound window.
• Restart the computer and check the result.

If the issue persists you can try the below steps and check if it helps:

Check if any of the sound items in the device manager is disabled. If yes, then enable it. To do this, try these steps.

• Go to Device manager.
• Expand Sound, video and game controllers’ item.
• Right click the sub sound items and click
  enable.
• Restart the computer and check the result.

Let us know the status of the issue.

Thanks.