Windows 10: No Audio Output Device is installed and This device cannot start. Code 10

Discus and support No Audio Output Device is installed and This device cannot start. Code 10 in Windows 10 Drivers and Hardware to solve the problem; I updated my Lenovo Thinkpad 10 Windows 10 Pro last night, and I cannot hear audio. I hovered over the sound icon on the taskbar and it said "No Audio... Discussion in 'Windows 10 Drivers and Hardware' started by Portal., Aug 5, 2020.

  1. Portal. Win User

    No Audio Output Device is installed and This device cannot start. Code 10


    I updated my Lenovo Thinkpad 10 Windows 10 Pro last night, and I cannot hear audio.

    I hovered over the sound icon on the taskbar and it said "No Audio Output Device is installed."

    So I went and reinstalled the audio drivers from the web page for the Lenovo Thinkpad 10, and it says "This device cannot start. Code 10", with the sound icon on the taskbar still saying No Audio Output Device is installed.

    I have tried everything and it still says this.

    Any help would be appreciated.

    :)
     
    Portal., Aug 5, 2020
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  2. No Audio Output Device is Installed

    Hi,

    You will need to select Windows 8 from the drop down list while installing the driver in compatibility mode.

    I would suggest you to try setting the speaker as default audio output by following the steps below and check if it helps.

    1. Right click on the sound icon on the right bottom corner of the taskbar.

    2. Select "playback devices".

    3. If "speaker" is not set as the default device, highlight it and click "set as default".

    5. Save the changes.

    Let us know the result.
     
    Wungraileng Vashi, Aug 5, 2020
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  3. lawrenceg Win User
    No Audio Output Device is installed

    Hi,

    Yesterday my sound was working fine, I walked away from my notebook for 15 minutes and came back and the sound icon had a red X against it. The error message when I hover over it is 'No Audio Output Device is installed'.

    In Device Manager the error message for Realtek High Definition Audio is: This device cannot start. (Code 10), although there have been different error messages depending on where I am at with troubleshooting.

    I have tried reinstalling RealTek drivers on the sound card, rolling back drivers, using sound troubleshooter, system restore etc with no luck.

    I have also spoken to Windows support and they couldn't resolve the issue and suggested I contact the notebook manufacturer (ASUS). I tried doing this but ran into errors on their website.

    Are there any further suggestions anyone could recommend that I try?

    Some details of my system:

    OS: Windows 10 Home 64 bit
    Manufacturer/Model: ASUS X555LJ
    Processor: i7-5500U
    Ram: 8GB

    Any help would be great!

    Thanks,
    Lawrence
     
    lawrenceg, Aug 5, 2020
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  4. No Audio Output Device is installed and This device cannot start. Code 10

    No Audio Output Device Installed

    Hello!

    I installed realtek as no audio output device installed.

    Now it has a yellow triangle.

    Realtek High Definition Audio" Any help?

    This device cannot start. (Code 10) --> This is error reported in the Device manager

    Computer\HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Control\Class\{4d36e96c-e325-11ce-bfc1-08002be10318}

    Upperfilter --> Data --> ksthunk

    When I connect USB audio device, i dont have any issue.
     
    Janakiraman Balavenkatasubbbu, Aug 5, 2020
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