Windows 10: Reinstall Sound, video and game controlers

So I logged onto my PC in the morning and noticed my sound with the error 'no audio output device installed' so I looked it up and after a few simple steps I uninstalled the sound, video and games controllers being told that they would reinstall automatically but they didn't and now the whole section is missing from device managers! So I kept on following the guide and set up a restore point and restored the hardware which didn't work atol. I finally tried to reinstall the driver using add legacy driver so I can at least get the sound video and game controller tab back but the Nvidia driver installed before wasn't listed and any Realtek ones lead to a blue screen : I have tried updating windows as well but this hasn't worked! Can someone plz help? I have seen that it's possible to roll back the driver but don't even have the tab.

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No sound from speakers after upgrading to Windows 10.

Hi Charles,

Thank you for posting your query on Microsoft Community.

I would suggest you follow the steps below:

Update all your audio drivers.

Follow the steps to update the audio drivers:

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  Press Windows key + R key. Type "devmgmt.msc" and click Enter.
  
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  Expand the Sound, Video and game controllers.
  
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  Double-click on the Sound card.
  
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  In Properties, go to Drivers Tab and click on Update.
  
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  Restart the computer and check.
  

If this does not work you might have to Uninstall and then reinstall your drivers in compatibility mode.

Follow the steps to uninstall and reinstall the driver.

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  Press Windows key + R key. Type "devmgmt.msc" and click Enter.
  
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  Expand the Sound, Video and game controllers.
  
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  Double-click on the Sound card.
  
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  In Properties, go to Drivers Tab and click on Uninstall.
  
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  Reinstall your audio driver from Manufacturer's Website in Compatibility mode.
  
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  Restart your system
  

Hope this helps. Please respond if you have further related queries.

Regards,

 

Unable to hear sound

Hi Arif,

Thank you for posting your query on Microsoft Community.

Please reply to the following question to better understand your issue:

1. Is your issue confined to a single application or for all?

Method 1: Run the troubleshooter.

Please follow the steps below:

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  Type “Troubleshooting” on the Windows Search bar and hit enter.
  
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  On the left side of the Troubleshooting window, click on “View all”
  
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  Click on Windows Store App. Please provide a password if asked for it and click ok.
  

Method 2: I would suggest you do the following steps and see if it helps:

Update Sound, video and game controller drives from Device Manager.

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  Press Windows key + R key. Type "devmgmt.msc" and click Enter.
  
• 
  Expand the Sound, video and game controller drives.
  
• 
  Double-click on the drive.
  
• 
  In Properties, go to Drivers Tab and click on Update.
  

Method 3: If this does not work you might have to Uninstall and then reinstall your drivers in compatibility mode.

Follow the steps to uninstall and reinstall the driver.

• 
  Press Windows key + R key. Type "devmgmt.msc" and click Enter.
  
• 
  Expand the Sound, video and game controller drives.
  
• 
  Double-click on the drive.
  
• 
  In Properties, go to Drivers Tab and click on Uninstall.
  
• 
  Reinstall your audio driver from Manufacturer's Website in Compatibility mode.
  
• 
  Restart your system
  

Hope this helps. Please respond if you have further related queries.

Regards,

 

sounds and video controller

Hi,

Thank you for being part of Microsoft Community.

Perform the steps mentioned below and see if it helps.

a. Click on 'Start' and type 'Device Manager'
in the start search box and press enter.

b. Click on
"Sound, video, and game controllers" to expand the list.

c. Right-click on IDT High definition audio codec and
'Update driver'.

d. If there are no update available, then go ahead and reinstall the driver by clicking on
'Uninstall'.

e. Restart the PC. Download the drivers from the manufacturer’s website and install it on the system.

Do get back to us for any issues pertaining to Windows in the future. We will be happy to help.