Windows 10: My Audio isn't working, and I have been trying for 3 hours. How do I fix this

yes, I have restarted, restored to a previous point, updated drivers, reinstalled drivers, checked for updates, check services and device manager, check sounds tab, Showing hidden devices as well And NOTHING has worked.


Dell Precision M4800, 8GB RAM DDR3, IntelR CoreTM i5-4310M CPU @ 2.70GHz, 2 video cards, IntelR HD Graphics 4600 and NVIDIA Quadro K2100M.


The problem is, no audio is coming out from my computer, headphones or otherwise. The current playback device is "Speakers Virtual Desktop Audio" And nothing else shows on the playback list. The audio visualizer beside it is responding to audio though. Speakers are not muted, and every program works as if it's playing out the speaker.


In sound, video and game controllers category of device manager, "NVIDIA Virtual Audio Device Wave Extensible WDM" and "Virtual Desktop Audio" are visible. There are 7 other drivers hidden. In Audio inputs and outputs, there is "Speakers Virtual desktop audio" and "Microphone Virtual Desktop Audio"

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Audio Not Working after numerous fixes...

Hi there J, I will be your Independent Advisor for today, I hope we can both resolve your problem.

What I can suggest is DELETE completely all the Audio drivers listed in the device manager.

There should be a small box that you can tick to delete completely the Audio driver.

And make sure you remove all audio devices listed.

Here is how to do it

Here the steps to completely remove a Device off your computer.

Step 1. Use shortcut keys Win + X on Windows 10.

Step 2. Select Device Manager.

Step 3. Expand the entry. Right-click the problematic device and select Uninstall device.

Step 4. You may need to check the option Delete the driver software for this device, and then click the Uninstall button.

Step 5. Reboot the computer.