screen and click the speaker icon and then from
there as you can see I can mute and unmute the audio
something else that's very important to do is making sure that the sound
is coming from the right device to do so simply go to the bottom right corner of
the screen and then click the speaker icon
and then click this little arrow right here
and there you go here is a list of output devices
now choose the device that is right for you okay so how would you know
well if you wanted to use your speakers and they are connected to your pc
then choose speakers so choose the device that you intended to use
another way of doing this is by clicking the start button
and then typing sound settings and then from the search results
select sound settings and now go on the way it says output and
there you go again here's a list of output devices you can choose from
now go ahead and check the sound to see if it's working
something else that really helps is setting up a default device
to do that simply go to the bottom right corner of the screen
and then right-click the speaker icon after doing that click sounds and now
you should see more sound options go ahead and click
the playback tab now all you have to do is simply right
click the device you want to be the default
and then choose set as default device okay after doing this go ahead and check
the audio to see if it's working now
something else you can do is to set the right output device for a specific app
you are using at times the sound seems to be working
just fine but you may realize for a specific app
it's not working well here's what you can do click the
start button and then type sound settings and then
from the search results select sound settings alright
now go to where it says advanced sound options
and now you will see the control for all of your apps
on top you can adjust the master volume and even choose
an output device and from the bottom you can change the control for each app
and the output device for it for example if I couldn't hear anything while using
this app I can check to see if the volume is correct
and I can check to make sure that the right playback device is
chosen for it so if you really could not hear the sound from a specific app
go ahead and check it out now to see if the sound works
at times the programs or the drivers for your audio
may be a little faulty so you may have to manage them a bit
to do that simply right-click the start button and then select
device manager and now you will see a list of different device categories on
your computer go to where it says sound video and
gaming controllers and expand the arrow next to it
right-click where it says high definition audio and then select
update driver now choose the second option that says
browse my computer for drivers and now go to the bottom and then choose the
option that says let me pick from a list of available drivers on my computer
okay now choose the option that specifically says
high definition audio device by choosing this option you'll be using the driver
or software that comes by default in windows 10
so go ahead and click next and then restart your pc
after doing so test your audio to see if it works now
in very rare situations it might just be that
the sound microchip inside of your computer is broken
if this is your problem keep in mind that it's a hardware issue
it's a physical component that's causing the problem
the good news is it's very easy and really affordable to fix this problem
for example if you do a google search for
external USB sound card and let's say you go to Amazon
you will find plenty and plenty of options and as you can see they are all
very affordable these devices are great because they
really act like a sound chip except via USB you can plug in your
headphones your speakers and there you go it's like having
a working sound chip all over again
and there you go these are all the ways you can fix sound problems on windows
10. now if you can think of any other way
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