Windows 10: No Audio Settings Icon After Clean Install

Just did a clean install my windows 10 laptop, and now my audio icon and quite possibly a few other icons are missing. This is the first time I've done a clean install so I've probably done a few things wrong.

After I finished doing the clean install, I went to support.hp.com and installed two audio drivers because I wasn't sure which one to install and I also installed a single driver chipset which was the most updated out of the four possible driver chipsets.

So anyone know what I should do to get back my audio icon?

:)

 

Clean Install Workaround for Vista

You may remember this news story on techPowerUp! a couple of days ago relating to the lack of clean installs when using the Upgrade Editions of Vista, which required an old OS to be installed. However, Paul Thurrott has managed to find a workaround for this issue, which ironically lets users do a clean install Vista without any previous version of Windows, albeit a little tedious. Here are the steps:

• Boot from the Windows Vista Upgrade DVD as normal
• When prompted for a product code, leave this blank
• Select the version of Vista you have purchased and let Vista install
• When you boot to your desktop for the first time, run the Vista setup from Windows
• This time enter your product key
• When asked whether you want to do an Upgrade of Custom install, select custom and choose a clean install
• Windows will now install for a second time and you should be able to activate it

Remember, these steps are only advised for use in order to achieve a clean install of Vista, it is only legal to use the upgrade editions if you have previously purchased the appropriate version of Windows.

Source: DailyTech

 

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.

 

No audio after Windows 10 Clean Install

Thank you for confirming. To continue troubleshooting, please follow the steps below:

• Open the Device Manager and locate the audio driver.
• Uninstall the driver and click the Scan for hardware changes icon.
• This will install the proper driver needed for the audio.

We would also like to ask the build and version of your Windows 10 device so we can further investigate from our end.

We will wait for your response.