Windows 10: Speaker icon on mute

Discus and support Speaker icon on mute in Windows 10 Drivers and Hardware to solve the problem; My speaker icon has a red X and speaker setup UNKNOWN and is OFF can't figure out how to turn on!... Discussion in 'Windows 10 Drivers and Hardware' started by davidfosterGF, Aug 19, 2020.

  1. DAVIDFOSTERGF
    davidfosterGF Win User

    Speaker icon on mute


    My speaker icon has a red X and speaker setup UNKNOWN and is OFF can't figure out how to turn on!

    :)
     
    davidfosterGF, Aug 19, 2020
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  2. JRW46
    jrw46 Win User

    Speaker MUTE Key and ICON

    The suggestions about restarting the explorer.exe and running sfc didn't fix the problem. I don't think there is a
    corruped file becuase the mute switch worked fine until the day I upgraded from 7 to 10.

    I ran a copy of Linux Live and the mute icon works fine, going back to win 10 the mute switch is always on regardless the postilion of the speaker mute key, the ICON is always on.
     
    jrw46, Aug 19, 2020
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  3. XTLN
    xtln Win User
    Speaker icon muted

    Speaker icon muted at top left corner on microsoft edge
     
    xtln, Aug 19, 2020
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  4. TMASIERRA
    tmasierra Win User

    Speaker icon on mute

    How do I mute my internal laptop speakers leaving external speakers on

    Hello everyone, I'm a newbie. Windows 10. Incredibly I was innocently dusting my Del laptop keys when my computer sound (usually set on Pandora music) was muted, showing an 'x' over speaker icon on taskbar. Previously I could just click it to get it unmuted. This time it took about two hours of my time. Now I have sound coming out of both my external speakers and my internal speakers, when previously just plugging in my external speakers would mute my internal, or built-in, speakers. Is there any way I can mute my internal speakers without muting my external speakers without spending the rest of the day in troubleshooting, involving detailed examination of my motherboard and countless other steps?
    Thanks for listening!
    tma
     
    tmasierra, Aug 19, 2020
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