Windows 10: Emergency! Restarted computer to reinstall sound drivers, fear my computer might have been...

Please help this is serious, I tried contacting support but it won’t let me start a call or schedule a call or anything

I went to use my computer like normal this morning but the sounds weren’t working, I didn’t want to just restart the computer because I didn’t want to have to wait for updates to install so I went to settings to try an trouble shoot

Well it said I needed to reinstall my sound drivers which meant I had to restart my computer so I figured that I might as well since it wasn’t going to be avoided

But when my comouter restarted the log in screen was normal but after I logged in I was met WITH THIS!!

Did I just accidentally factory reset my laptop!? Please I need to know if this is fixable I can’t lose everything my entire life was on this thing!! I tried going to the Microsoft website but it’s NO HELP their robo agent REFUSES to give me phone number to call or to schedule a call! PLEASE somebody here help me!

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Computer crashes and restarts periodically

Hello Kurt,

Thank you for posting your query in Microsoft Community.

I will be glad to help you with the issue you have with the computer. I understand the frustration when things don't work the way it should.

What is the make and model of your computer?

What is the anti-virus program on the computer?

I suggest you to try the following steps:

Uninstall and Reinstall the Graphics Card Drivers.

Step 1: Uninstall the Graphics Card
Drivers

• 
  Press “Windows Logo” + “X” keys on the keyboard.
  
• 
  Click on “Device Manager” from that list.
  
• 
  Search for the Graphics Card
  from the device list, right click on it and then select “Uninstall”. On the un-installation window, if you have an option: “Delete the driver software for this device” you may select that and then remove the corrupted drivers
  from the computer.
  
• 
  Follow the on-screen instructions to complete it and then restart the computer if prompted.
  

After the restart, please go ahead with the next steps to install the latest drivers and check if that resolves the issue.

Update Driver Software from the Manufacturer’s website:

Step 2: Go to the Computer or Graphics Card
manufacturer’s website and search for the latest Windows 10 drivers available for the
Graphics Card model and then install it by following the instructions given in the website.

I hope this helps you. If you have any further query in future, feel free to contact us. We will be happy to help you.

Thank you

 

Sound of computer works, video players don't

Hello Bine,

Thank you for posting your query in Microsoft Community.

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:

Sound problems can be caused by cables that aren't connected properly, damaged drivers, incompatible drivers, sound settings, missing updates, and problems with your sound card.

I request you to follow the below steps:

Step 1: Uninstall the Sound card Drivers

• Press “Windows Logo” + “X” keys on the keyboard.
• Click on “Device Manager” from that list.
• Search for the Sound driver from the device list, right click on it and then select “Uninstall”. On the un-installation window, if you have an option: “Delete the driver software for this device” you may select that and then
  remove the corrupted drivers from the computer.
• Follow the on-screen instructions to complete it and the restart the computer if prompted.
• After the restart, please go ahead with the next steps to install the latest drivers and check if that resolves the issue.

Update Driver Software from the Manufacturer’s website.

Step 2: Go to the Computer or Sound Card manufacturer’s website and search for the latest Windows 10 drivers available for the Sound Card model and then install it by following the instructions given in the website.

I also request you to follow the below article:

Fix sound problems

http://windows.microsoft.com/en-us/windows-10/fix-sound-problems#v1h=tab01

I hope this helps you. If you have any further query in future, feel free to contact us. We will be happy to help you.

Thank you.

 

No sound on Windows 10 computer.

Hi,



Thank you for your response with the current status of the issue.



I suggest you to refer to the below steps and install the latest audio driver in compatibility mode. Check if it helps.

Step 1: I suggest you to uininstall the sound driver from the Device Manager.

Step 2: Then try to download the audio driver from the computer manufactuer's website.

Step 3: Try reinstall the audio driver from the computer manufacture website and check if it helps.

1. Right-click on the driver setup file and click on ‘Properties’'.

2. Click on the ‘Compatibility’ tab and check the box ‘Run this program in compatibility mode for’ and select Windows 8/8.1 operating system from the drop down menu and proceed with the installation. Once this is done, restart the
computer and check if the issue persists.


Let us know if you need any further assistance on Windows related issues and we will be glad to help.

Thank you.