Windows 10: PC won't play sound

Discus and support PC won't play sound in Windows 10 BSOD Crashes and Debugging to solve the problem; I recently updated some of my audio drivers because my computer kept crashing (thread stuck in device driver error) and that appeared to be the only... Discussion in 'Windows 10 BSOD Crashes and Debugging' started by M12212, Sep 24, 2018.

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    PC won't play sound


    I recently updated some of my audio drivers because my computer kept crashing (thread stuck in device driver error) and that appeared to be the only driver for which an update was available.


    Now I have no sound. My speakers won't play any sound of any kind (system sounds or audio files), though whenever I try to play something the level indicator responds as if something were playing. When I try to plug in headphones (any pair to either of my two headphone jacks) the headphones are not even recognized as being connected. DxDiag and the device properties of the speaker and driver all state that everything is functioning normally.


    I've tried:

    - Rolling back all the drivers I installed recently

    - Disabling and re-enabling all audio hardware

    - The Windows troubleshooter

    - Checked Windows update, my audio manufacturer (Realtek), and my laptop manufacturer (Toshiba), for missing audio drivers

    - Tried switching from the Realtek audio driver too Windows Generic "High Definition Audio Device"

    - Checked that nothing was deleted or malfunctioning in AutoRuns

    - Checked my registry but found no errors

    - Tried running SFC system scan from Command Prompt- found no irregularities

    - Tried system restore to before losing audio

    - Tried a clean installation of Windows 10


    Before reinstalling Windows, the Windows troubleshooters (device, drivers, and sound) would all say everything is working normally. Now I receive the message that I do not have permissions to run the troubleshooters ( "c:\windows\system32\msdt.exe - Windows cannot access the specified device, file, or path. You may not have the appropriate permissions to access the item")

    :)
     
    M12212, Sep 24, 2018
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    garrywilliams1, Sep 24, 2018
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    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: http://windows.microsoft.com/en-us/windows-10/fix-sound-problems#v1h=tab01

    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.

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    Krishna Prasobh V, Sep 24, 2018
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