Windows 10: Default device does not play sound

Hi, I'm not sure if this is the right subreddit for this, but it is a Windows 10 problem, so here it goes.

Came back to my PC today to no sound in my headphones. The default device is still my headphones, but for some reason, it shows sound playing through Voicemod line.

I tried completely deleting voice mod, but to no avail.

As I re downloaded voicemod to see if it would go back to the Voicemod line, it says that my headphones are being used by another app even though nothing is using them.

Not sure what to do anymore, any help would be appreciated.

Thanks.

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I have to select default playback device to play the sound after upgrading to Windows 10

Hi Steve,

Welcome to Microsoft Community and thank you for posting your query.

Sorry for the inconvenience caused to you. Let me help you to fix the issue.

To assist you better, I would like to know what is the make and model of the computer?

The issue you are facing could be due to the audio adapter driver is being outdated. Let’s try simple methods and check if this helps in resolving the issue. Follow the below steps.

Method 1.

I would suggest you to run sound audio troubleshooter, it will automatically detect the problem and fix it. Follow the below method.

• 
  Press Windows key + R and click on
  Control Panel.
  
• 
  Click on View by: category and click on
  Small icon.
  
• 
  Now click on troubleshooting and click on
  Hardware and Sound.
  
• 
  Click on Playing Audio and Click on
  Next button.
  

If the issue still persist, try the below method:

Method 2.

Step 1.

I suggest you to uninstall and reinstall the sound driver and check.

• Press Windows key + X and select Device manager.
• Now click on Sound, video and game controller to expand, right click on the
  device and click on uninstall.
• Once you are done uninstalling the driver, restart the computer. It will automatically installed the generic sound adapter driver.

If the still persist, try the below steps.

Step 2.

I suggest you to update the audio adapter driver and check.

• 
  Press Windows key + X and select
  Device manager.
  
• 
  Now click on Sound, video and game controller
  and right click on the device and click on update the software.
  

Hope this helps. Keep posting us with the status we will be glad to help you.

 

Sound and Playback Devices

Hi,

To further isolate the issue, please provide the details these following questions:

• 
  Have you updated your driver? If you did, where did get the updates?
  
• 
  Have you check the properties of your device in device manager? Kindly post a screenshot of the status in of the
  drivers in device manager.
  
• 
  What troubleshooting steps have you done so far?
  

You can try to run the
Playing Audio
and
Hardware and Devices troubleshooter
to do an automated fix on this matter. To run the troubleshooter, follow these steps:

Playing Audio:

• 
  On the search bar, type
  Troubleshooting.
  
• 
  Chose
  Hardware and Sound.
  
• 
  Click on
  Playing Audio
  to run the troubleshooter
  

Hardware and Devices:

• 
  On the search bar, type
  Troubleshooting.
  
• 
  Chose
  Hardware and Sound.
  
• 
  Click on
  Hardware and Devices.
  

Let us know how it goes.

Regards.

 

Unable to play sound in Windows 10

Hi Larry,

Thank you for posting in Microsoft Community.

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.
  

I suggest you to run the hardware and sound troubleshooter
and check if it helps.

• 
  Type “Troubleshoot” without quotes in search and click on
  Troubleshooting in the results displayed on the left side of the screen.
  
• 
  In the new window, click
  Hardware and Sound.
  
• 
  In the list of options, click on
  Hardware and Devices.
  
• 
  Click Next and follow the on-screen instructions.
  

Hope it helps. Please reply to us with the status of the issue.