{"id":5711,"date":"2015-10-13T13:57:03","date_gmt":"2015-10-13T08:27:03","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/zerodollartips.com\/?p=5711"},"modified":"2023-08-11T18:57:29","modified_gmt":"2023-08-11T13:27:29","slug":"fix-windows-10-sound-problems","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/zerodollartips.com\/fix-windows-10-sound-problems\/","title":{"rendered":"Top 4 Methods to Fix Windows 10 Sound Problems"},"content":{"rendered":"<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-family: georgia, palatino, serif;\"><em>Windows 10 sound <\/em><\/span>not<span style=\"font-family: georgia, palatino, serif;\"><em> working &#8211; Learn how to fix windows 10 sound issues? See the top 4 methods to fix windows 10 sound problems, how to fix sound on windows 10<\/em><\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">A lot of people have already installed <a href=\"https:\/\/zerodollartips.com\/category\/windows-10\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Windows 10<\/a> operating system on their computers and enjoying all the new features and apps. The interface of this new operating system launched by Microsoft is clean and has many improvements over the earlier versions of Windows operating systems.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">We have received a few complaints from Windows 10 users where people are complaining that they are not able to hear sound when they <a href=\"https:\/\/zerodollartips.com\/how-to-install-windows-10-on-your-computer\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">installed Windows 10<\/a> on their PC or upgraded from <a href=\"https:\/\/zerodollartips.com\/upgrade-to-windows-10-from-windows-7-or-windows-8-1\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Windows 8.1 to Windows 10<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/zerodollartips.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/10\/fix-windows-10-sound-problems-.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-5713\" src=\"https:\/\/zerodollartips.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/10\/fix-windows-10-sound-problems-.jpg\" alt=\"windows 10 sound problems\" width=\"840\" height=\"506\" title=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/zerodollartips.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/10\/fix-windows-10-sound-problems-.jpg 840w, https:\/\/zerodollartips.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/10\/fix-windows-10-sound-problems--150x90.jpg 150w, https:\/\/zerodollartips.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/10\/fix-windows-10-sound-problems--300x181.jpg 300w, https:\/\/zerodollartips.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/10\/fix-windows-10-sound-problems--660x398.jpg 660w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 840px) 100vw, 840px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Generally, there can be hardware and <a href=\"https:\/\/zerodollartips.com\/category\/software\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">software<\/a> issues which are leading to this problem. If you are also having the error of <strong>Windows 10 sound not working<\/strong>, you can have a look at the below explained top 4 methods to fix windows 10 sound problems.<\/p>\n<div style=\"; border: 1px solid #39B54A; border-radius: 10px; padding: 15px 10px 0px 10px; margin-bottom: 10px;\" align=\"justify\">\n<p><span style=\"color: #39b54a;\"><strong>Related tips you might like \u00bb\u00bb<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/zerodollartips.com\/fix-windows-10-printer-problems\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Top 3 Methods to Fix Windows 10 Printer Problems<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/zerodollartips.com\/make-windows-10-run-faster\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Top 8 Methods to make Windows 10 Run Faster<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/zerodollartips.com\/customize-windows-10-taskbar\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Top 10 Methods to Customize Windows 10 Taskbar<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/zerodollartips.com\/install-windows-media-center-windows-10\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">How to Install Windows Media Center on Windows 10<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/zerodollartips.com\/create-windows-10-system-image-backup\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">How to Create a System Image Backup in Windows 10<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/zerodollartips.com\/make-windows-10-start-menu-open-faster\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Top 3 Methods to Make Windows 10 Start Menu Open Faster<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<div id=\"ez-toc-container\" class=\"ez-toc-v2_0_65 ez-toc-wrap-left counter-hierarchy ez-toc-counter ez-toc-custom ez-toc-container-direction\">\n<div class=\"ez-toc-title-container\">\n<p class=\"ez-toc-title \" >Table of Contents:<\/p>\n<span class=\"ez-toc-title-toggle\"><a href=\"#\" class=\"ez-toc-pull-right ez-toc-btn ez-toc-btn-xs ez-toc-btn-default ez-toc-toggle\" aria-label=\"Toggle Table of Content\"><span class=\"ez-toc-js-icon-con\"><span class=\"\"><span class=\"eztoc-hide\" style=\"display:none;\">Toggle<\/span><span class=\"ez-toc-icon-toggle-span\"><svg style=\"fill: #000000;color:#000000\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" class=\"list-377408\" width=\"20px\" height=\"20px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" fill=\"none\"><path d=\"M6 6H4v2h2V6zm14 0H8v2h12V6zM4 11h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2zM4 16h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2z\" fill=\"currentColor\"><\/path><\/svg><svg style=\"fill: #000000;color:#000000\" class=\"arrow-unsorted-368013\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" width=\"10px\" height=\"10px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" version=\"1.2\" baseProfile=\"tiny\"><path d=\"M18.2 9.3l-6.2-6.3-6.2 6.3c-.2.2-.3.4-.3.7s.1.5.3.7c.2.2.4.3.7.3h11c.3 0 .5-.1.7-.3.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7zM5.8 14.7l6.2 6.3 6.2-6.3c.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7c-.2-.2-.4-.3-.7-.3h-11c-.3 0-.5.1-.7.3-.2.2-.3.5-.3.7s.1.5.3.7z\"\/><\/svg><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/a><\/span><\/div>\n<nav><ul class='ez-toc-list ez-toc-list-level-1 eztoc-toggle-hide-by-default' ><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-1\" href=\"https:\/\/zerodollartips.com\/fix-windows-10-sound-problems\/#How_to_Fix_Sound_Problems_on_Windows_10\" title=\"How to Fix Sound Problems on Windows 10\">How to Fix Sound Problems on Windows 10<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-2\" href=\"https:\/\/zerodollartips.com\/fix-windows-10-sound-problems\/#Method_1_Check_Windows_10_Device_Manager\" title=\"Method 1: Check Windows 10 Device Manager\">Method 1: Check Windows 10 Device Manager<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-3\" href=\"https:\/\/zerodollartips.com\/fix-windows-10-sound-problems\/#Method_2_Check_Cables_and_Volume\" title=\"Method 2: Check Cables and Volume\">Method 2: Check Cables and Volume<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-4\" href=\"https:\/\/zerodollartips.com\/fix-windows-10-sound-problems\/#Method_3_Run_Audio_Troubleshooter\" title=\"Method 3: Run Audio Troubleshooter\">Method 3: Run Audio Troubleshooter<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-5\" href=\"https:\/\/zerodollartips.com\/fix-windows-10-sound-problems\/#Method_4_Set_Default_Device\" title=\"Method 4: Set Default Device\">Method 4: Set Default Device<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/nav><\/div>\n<h2 style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"How_to_Fix_Sound_Problems_on_Windows_10\"><\/span><span style=\"font-size: 18pt; font-family: helvetica, arial, sans-serif;\">How to Fix Sound Problems on Windows 10<\/span><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">In most of the cases, <strong>Windows 10 sound drivers<\/strong> are mainly responsible for the error of Windows 10 sound not working. So in this Windows 10 sound problem tutorial, we have tried to include all possible <a href=\"https:\/\/zerodollartips.com\/tag\/how-to-fix\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">methods to fix<\/a><strong> sound problem on Windows 10<\/strong> and hope you will find them helpful for you.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">So, let\u2019s check the top 4 active \u00a0and step by step methods to fix Windows 10 sound problems:<\/p>\n<h2 style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Method_1_Check_Windows_10_Device_Manager\"><\/span><span style=\"font-size: 18pt; font-family: helvetica, arial, sans-serif;\"><span style=\"color: #39b54a;\">Method 1:<\/span> Check Windows 10 Device Manager<\/span><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Whenever you come across any hardware problem like \u201cWindows 10 sound not working\u201d then you should firstly check the device manager of your computer. You need to check and see if the sound card and the sound processor are working fine.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Device Manager will definitely help you to fix Windows 10 sound problems. To fix sound problems in Windows 10 using the device manager, follow the steps which we have shared below.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><strong>Step (1):<\/strong> First of all, you have to go to <strong>Start<\/strong>\u00a0and type <strong>Device Manager<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><strong>Step (2):<\/strong> From the search result, click on Device Manager option to open it.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><strong>Step (3): <\/strong>On the Device Manager window, select your\u00a0sound card which is available under the\u00a0sound, video and game controllers section.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><strong>Step (4):<\/strong> Now go to the <strong>Driver<\/strong> tab and then select <strong>Update Driver<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/zerodollartips.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/10\/windows-10-sound-not-working.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-5714\" src=\"https:\/\/zerodollartips.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/10\/windows-10-sound-not-working.png\" alt=\"windows 10 sound not working\" width=\"400\" height=\"455\" title=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/zerodollartips.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/10\/windows-10-sound-not-working.png 400w, https:\/\/zerodollartips.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/10\/windows-10-sound-not-working-132x150.png 132w, https:\/\/zerodollartips.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/10\/windows-10-sound-not-working-264x300.png 264w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 400px) 100vw, 400px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">If Windows is not able to find the latest drivers on your PC, you can visit the manufacturers website and download the drivers manually. We hope that this method helped you to fix sound problems in windows 10.<\/p>\n<h2 style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Method_2_Check_Cables_and_Volume\"><\/span><span style=\"font-size: 18pt; font-family: helvetica, arial, sans-serif;\"><span style=\"color: #39b54a;\">Method 2:<\/span> Check Cables and Volume<\/span><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">This is the next method which you can follow to fix sound problems with windows 10. Check if the <strong>speaker cables<\/strong> are properly connected with your computer. The next thing which you can do is check if the <strong>volume<\/strong> is turned on or not. Turn the volume to highest levels both from the volume panel and the speakers.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">There are some applications which have their own volume controls. You need to check that too. Make sure that you are having the speaker jack in when you want to hear from speakers and not headphones.\u00a0<span style=\"line-height: 1.5;\">This was the second method of our guide of how to fix sound on Windows 10.<\/span><\/p>\n<h2 style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Method_3_Run_Audio_Troubleshooter\"><\/span><span style=\"font-size: 18pt; font-family: helvetica, arial, sans-serif;\"><span style=\"color: #39b54a;\">Method 3:<\/span> Run Audio Troubleshooter<\/span><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">If the above two methods failed to fix the sound problems with Windows 10 then you can use the <strong>audio troubleshooter<\/strong>. You can download the Windows 10 audio troubleshooter by following this link \u2192\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/go.microsoft.com\/?linkid=9863220\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Audio Troubleshooter for Windows 10<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Once you have downloaded the audio troubleshooter, open it and start it. The troubleshooter will analyze your computer and will fix the <strong>Windows 10 sound issues<\/strong> immediately.<\/p>\n<h2 style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Method_4_Set_Default_Device\"><\/span><span style=\"font-size: 18pt; font-family: helvetica, arial, sans-serif;\"><span style=\"color: #39b54a;\">Method 4:<\/span> Set Default Device<\/span><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">This is the last method which makes to our guide of how to fix sound on Windows 10. If you are going to connect the audio device with the help of HDMI or USB cable, you need to set it as default device otherwise you won\u2019t be able to hear sound on your computer. Follow the steps shared below to set default device in Windows 10.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><strong>Step (1):<\/strong>\u00a0Firstly, you need to open <strong>Start<\/strong> menu and then type <strong>Sound<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><strong>Step (2): <\/strong>From the search result,\u00a0click on sound to open it.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><strong>Step (3): <\/strong>Now go to the <strong>Playback<\/strong> tab, select the device which you have attached and then click on <strong>Set Default<\/strong> option.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">This method should certainly help you to solve the Windows 10 sound issues.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">So, these are the top 4 methods which make to our guide of how to fix sound problems in windows 10. If you are still experiencing Windows 10 sound issues after trying these methods, you need to get your speakers checked. There might be hardware issue here as you are not getting sound. Always go for the authorized service center to get the speakers checked.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Were you able to solve the problem by following our guide of <strong>how to fix Windows 10 sound problems<\/strong>? Let us know using the comments section below &#8211; which method to fix <a href=\"https:\/\/zerodollartips.com\/category\/windows-10\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Windows 10<\/a> sound problems worked for you?<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"color: #39b54a;\"><strong>Read next:<\/strong><\/span> <a href=\"https:\/\/zerodollartips.com\/change-windows-startup-sound-in-windows-7\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">How to Change Windows Startup Sound on Windows 7 PC<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Windows 10 sound not working &#8211; Learn how to fix windows 10 sound issues? 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