Windows 10: i mistakenly unistalled some audio related programme from settings now the speaker shows...

ii mistakenly uninstalled some audio related program from settings now the speaker shows cross . how to fix this issue in windows 11

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My speaker stopped any audio output out of the blue. The issue might be related to driver issues pertaining to Audio.

Hi

Welcome to Microsoft community.

Based on the details you've provided and the error logs, it seems like the issue might not be with your speaker system but rather with the USB Audio device recognition or driver conflict within Windows 11. Your actions were correct in terms of troubleshooting, but let's try a few more steps to resolve the issue:

1. Run the Windows Audio Troubleshooter

Windows has built-in troubleshooters for common problems.

• Go to Settings > System > Sound.
  
• Under the "Output" section, find your Klipsch The Fives speaker if it's listed, click on it, then select Troubleshoot.
  

2. Check USB Power Settings

Sometimes, power settings can turn off USB devices to save energy, leading to connectivity issues.

• Open Device Manager.
  
• Expand the Universal Serial Bus controllers section.
  
• Right-click on each USB Root Hub > Properties > Power Management tab.
  
• Uncheck the option “Allow the computer to turn off this device to save power.”
  
• Do this for each USB Root Hub listed.
  

3. Disable USB Selective Suspend Setting

• Go to Control Panel > Hardware and Sound > Power Options.
  
• Click on “Change plan settings” next to your active power plan.
  
• Click on “Change advanced power settings.”
  
• Expand the “USB settings” and then expand the “USB selective suspend setting.”
  
• Set it to Disabled for both On battery and Plugged in.
  
• Click Apply > OK.
  

4. Uninstall Conflicting Devices

The error log mentions a problem with the device driver. There might be conflicting audio devices.

• Open Device Manager.
  
• Look for any devices with a yellow exclamation mark, particularly under Sound, video and game controllers or USB Controllers.
  
• Right-click and Uninstall device for any that seem to be causing conflict.
  
• After uninstalling, right-click on any item in Device Manager and select Scan for hardware changes to refresh the device list.
  

5. Manually Update USB Audio Driver

• In Device Manager, find the USB audio device that corresponds to your speaker, right-click it, and select Update driver.
  
• Choose Browse my computer for drivers.
  
• Select Let me pick from a list of available drivers on my computer.
  
• If you see a compatible driver on the list, select it and proceed with the installation.
  

6. Check for Firmware Updates for Your Speaker

Visit the Klipsch website or contact their support to see if there are any firmware updates available for "The Fives" series speakers.

7. Try a Different USB Port

If you haven't already, try connecting the speaker to a different USB port. Preferably, switch between USB 2.0 and 3.0 ports to see if there's any difference.

8. Contact Support

If none of the above steps work, consider reaching out to Klipsch if the issue might be with the speakers themselves.

Audio issues can be tedious to troubleshoot due to the multitude of potential conflicts or settings that might cause them. Keep trying the above steps and let me know if you need further assistance.

Best regards

Derrick Qian | Microsoft Community Support Specialist

 

My Sony Subwoofer Speaker is not outputting audio to my Laptop

My Sony Subwoofer Speaker is not outputting any audio to my Laptop but is visible only in Advanced Displayed Settings and in Nvidia's Control Panel at Set Physx configuration.

This is a problem that is only apparent within my Laptop as when i used two other Laptop's it works in showing up in Playback Devices but in mine the Speaker doesn't show up in Audio Playback.

I have tried

• Updating Drivers
  
• Resetting PC
  
• Downloading Nvidia Experience
  
• Uninstalling any personal programs related to Audio
  
• Uninstalling and Reinstalling Realtek Drivers
  

It would seem that the fault lies in my Laptop.

 

Move audio to one side for speakers but not headphones

Hello J1mmyth3F1sh,

Thank you for writing to Microsoft Community Forums.

• Is your headphones getting detected in the Playback settings?
  
• Are you trying to play the audio on both Speakers and Headphones at the same time?
  

Ideally, if you have configured Sound settings to play on your left speakers, the same goes with the headphones. The sound starts playing only on the left side of your headphones according to the settings changed.

Meanwhile, we can try configuring the headphones and change the balance level in the sound settings and see if it works. Kindly check with the steps listed below and see if it helps.

Method : Run audio test for your headphones.

• Open Control Panel from the Start menu and click on
  Sound.
  
• In the Sound window, click on your
  Headphones and select Configure option at the bottom left.
  
• By running the test, check if both sides of your headphones are working fine.
  

If that doesn’t help, I would suggest you to check with the audio balance by following the steps listed below:

• Open Sound settings from
  Control Panel, and right click on the Headphones to open its
  Properties.
  
• Click on Levels tab and select
  Balance button. In the Balance window, you can use the slider to balance both left and right headphones equally.
  

However, I commend and appreciate you for recognizing this behavior. This is a valuable suggestion as there may be other users with a similar requirement. Hence, I suggest you to leave a
Feedback for this product so
that our developer team can look into this and check if it can be implemented in the future updates.

Regards,

Mala S

Microsoft Community - Moderator