Windows 10: Sound and Etherner connection not available at startup

Sound and Ethernet connection not available after power-off and normal startup. Then I do a RESTART and everything works fine including sound ann my Ethernet connection?

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Windows Startup Sound

Hi Peck,

Thank you for posting in Microsoft Community, we appreciate your interest in Windows 10.

As per the previous posts I understand that you are referring to Startup sounds in Windows 10.

If so, I suggest you to try the below steps and check if it helps.

Make sure that your device speakers are working fine before performing the troubleshooting steps.

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  Right click on the Volume icon on the Task bar.
  
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  Select Sounds option from the list.
  
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  Select Sounds tab.
  
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  Check mark on Play Windows Startup sound option.
  
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  Under Program Events: click on any option and under Sounds: select Windows Startup from the list.
  
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  Click on Browser button and select a
  Sound.
  
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  Try to restart the computer and check if it helps.
  

Hope it helps. Reply to the post with an updated status of this issue, we will be happy to help you further.

 

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windows10 startup sound not working

Hi,

For us to provide you with the a proper solution, are you only referring to the startup sound? If not, have you tried playing audio from different programs?

In the meantime, we suggest that you run the Hardware and Sound troubleshooter in Control Panel to check for any errors.

Here are the steps:

• Click on Search/Cortana, and type Troubleshooting.
• In the results, click on Troubleshooting (Control Panel).
• In the Troubleshooting window, click on Hardware and Sound.
• Under Sound, click on Playing audio.
  
  Note: We also suggest that you run Hardware and Devices under Devices.

Your reply is most important for us to assist you accordingly.