Windows 10: No sound will play from my system anymore

Have had no issues for several weeks with the new soundbar I purchased worked fine till one day I got no sound from my soundbar, then no sound from the TV connected as 2nd monitor. The monitor shows its not plugged in when I look at sound devices Clearly it is as its my 2nd monitor. Tried troubleshooting steps so farDriver updatesuninstalling drivers and reinstallingDisabling devicesRestarting system multiple timesSwapping HDMI cables outWindows TroubleshooterRestarted Windows audio serviceGot absolutely nothing, and to make matters worse the workaround to this issue I was using bluetooth my

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System sounds play, but application sound does not

Hello! So, I'm using windows 10, and very often when i start up my computer, all sound but the system sound won't play.

I've found a solution that involved fooling around with the troubleshooter and switching the default sound systems around (the main one doesnt work, even though it says it's default, so i switch the default to the other setting, and then switch it back to
the main one) and then restarting. I would prefer to not waste time restarting anymore.

some other info:

- my headphones are detected by the system and they switch settings, but they don't play anything.

- the audio mixer shows things playing when... they aren't

Any suggestions are very helpful!

 

No sound while playing audio and video files.

Hi,

I appreciate if you could answer to a few questions to narrow down to the issue.

• Which is the application that you are using to play the files?
• Did you try the same on a different player?
• Did you perform any troubleshooting steps?

As an initial troubleshooting step, I suggest you to check if the volume is set low or in mute state in Volume Mixer.

• Right click on sound icon.
• Open Volume Mixer check for the application that you are playing the files with and increase the volume and check.

If the issue still persists, I would suggest you to run “Playing audio” troubleshooter to diagnose and fix the issue.

Follow these Steps to run Playing Audio Troubleshooter in Windows 10.

1. Type troubleshooting in the search bar.

2. Select Troubleshooting.

3. Select View all on the top left corner.

4. Click on Playing audio.

Also refer: Fix sound or audio problems in Windows - Microsoft Support

Hope the information helps in resolving the issue related to the sound issue. Let us know if you need further assistance. We will be happy to help.

Thank you.

 

Windows sound not playing after recent Win10 Update

Hi all,

Symptom:
Since last windows update, windows doesn't play the windows sounds: Startup, UAC sound, exclamation, warning, notifications, etc.

Note: Other sounds, like games, videos, calls are working well.

I use SoundBlaster Z series sound card. Their recent driver update release notes lists that the driver is fixing this issue.

Actions taken:
Removed the driver completely
rebooted
Reinstalled the driver

Results:
After initial boot and subsequent restarts, the windows sounds play well.
After a computer shutdown and startup - the above symptom is introduced again, i.e., windows sounds don't play anymore.

I've repeated the steps above and ended up with the same problem.

Can anyone please assist?


Win10 Pro
Version 1909
OS Build 18363.657

Thanks.