For example, Spotify has a volume slider bar in the lower-right corner of the desktop app. You can also adjust the volume on YouTube videos by clicking the speaker icon and adjust the slider bar.
Games may have their own sound and volume settings in the Settings or Options menu. Use a troubleshooter. Windows computers come with built-in troubleshooter app that can help you fix volume issues.
The Troubleshooter will ask you a series of questions that will help the troubleshooter determine the cause of your volume issue. It may also ask you to open specific settings and suggest that you make changes to the settings. Use the following steps to open the Windows troubleshooter: [2] X Research source Click on the Windows Start icon in the taskbar.
Type "Troubleshoot Settings". Click Troubleshoot Settings. Scroll down and click Playing Audio. Click Run the Troubleshooter. Select your audio device Realtek R audio for most people , and click Next. Follow the instructions to fix any audio problems detected.
See what playback device is selected. If the sound is not playing from your computer, this may be because the wrong playback device is selected.
For example, if the computer is set to play sound through headphones, sound may not come out of external speakers. Use the following steps to see what playback device is selected: Click the Windows Start icon in the taskbar. Type "Control Panel". Click Manage Audio Devices. Click the correct audio device Realtek Audio for most people. Click Apply. You can also right-click on an audio device and click Test to test the audio device and listen for a sound.
Disable audio enhancements. Some audio enhancements can cause audio issues. Use the following steps to disable audio enhancements: Click the Windows Start icon in the taskbar. Click Sounds Click the Playback tab. Click an audio device. Click Properties. Click the Enhancements tab. Uncheck the "Disable all enhancements" or "Disable all sound effects".
Repeat for all other sound devices. Select a different audio format. Use the following steps to select a different audio format: Click the Windows Start icon in the taskbar. Click the Advanced tab. Use the drop-down menu at the top to select an audio format i. Select a different audio format if you hear no sound.
Check the sound card. Most modern computers have a built-in Realtek sound chip used to process audio. However, some older computers may use a third-party sound card to process audio. If your computer speakers plug into a sound card on the back of your computer, you may need to open your computer and make sure the sound is installed properly. Use the following steps to make sure a sound card is connected to your computer: Right-click the Windows Start icon in the taskbar.
Type "Device Manager. Double-click Sound, video and game controllers. Check to make sure an audio device is listed below "Sound, video and game controllers. Ensure your sound driver is enabled. Use the following step to check to make sure your sound driver is enabled: [3] X Trustworthy Source Microsoft Support Technical support and product information from Microsoft.
Go to source Click the Windows Start menu. Click System Click Sound in the menu to the left. Click Device Properties near the top of the Sound menu. Ensure the box next to "Disabled" is unchecked.
Check for updates. Sometimes, your audio drivers may be out-of-date and causing problems on your computer. Use the following steps to check for Windows updates: Right-click the Windows Start icon in the taskbar. Right-click your audio driver Realtek Audio for most people. Click Update Driver. Click Search automatically for updated driver software Follow the instructions to install any new drivers.
Roll back your audio driver. If you started experiencing audio problems after a Windows update, you have the option to roll back your audio driver to the previous driver version.
Ensure that all options are on and turned up. Internal speakers still not working on your laptop? Plug headphones into the audio jack and test again.
If the headphones work, remove them to continue troubleshooting the internal speakers. For desktop systems with speakers plugged into the 3. Or visa versa. If the alternative device works, remove it to continue troubleshooting the initial set of speakers. See our roundup of best budget computer speakers if you are in need of a new set.
You'll usually be able to download them directly from the hardware issuer's website. Googling the name of your device followed by "driver" should be enough to locate it—just don't download drivers from shady third-party websites.
If there's no specific driver available for your device, proceed anyway and Windows will reinstall a generic one upon reboot. Depending on the driver, this window may also contain an option to Delete the driver software for this device. If this is an option, check the box and press OK. Once you've wiped the drivers, restart your system. If you were able to download a new driver, install it now. Otherwise, Windows should have reinstalled its general driver for your device already.
If doing the above for a specific device doesn't fix the problem, try these steps for the device's entry under the Sound, video and game controllers category. This can be fixed with a manual driver update, which allows you to choose the sound driver you wish to use. Visit the Device Manager again, as discussed above. Expand the Sound, video and game controllers section. You may not see this, depending on your PC.
If you don't, continue to the next section. In the next panel, select Browse my computer for drivers , followed by Let me pick from a list of available drivers on my computer. This allows you to select from any drivers pre-installed on the system. Make sure Show compatible hardware is checked.
You may need to restart your system for the changes to take effect. Depending on your computer manufacturer and hardware, you may have a Realtek audio driver instead of IDT. Realtek drivers also appear frequently in forum posts discussing audio issues on Windows. First, follow the same process above to check for driver updates Realtek audio. If this doesn't work, there are a couple of more specific fixes for Realtek audio problems to try. One common fix focuses on disabling Realtek WLAN drivers, uninstalling, then reinstalling the latest version—even if you already have the latest version installed.
First, head over to the Realtek website and download the latest applicable driver version for your system. These should be under Network adapters , and will have both Realtek and Wireless in the name. Right-click the driver and hit Uninstall device. Now head to the new driver file you downloaded, extract its contents , find the setup. You'll need to reboot your system following the installation.
This fix could be system-specific, but it certainly fixed at least one system, so it could fix yours too. You can open this utility by double-clicking the Realtek speaker icon that appears in the System Tray at the bottom-right corner of your screen.
It might appear in the expanded menu that shows when you click the small arrow. Next up are Windows 10's audio enhancements. Audio enhancements are built-in Microsoft and third-party packages designed to make your system audio sound better—or at least different—in a variety of ways. However, these "enhancements" could be the cause of your Windows 10 audio issue. Luckily, they're simple to turn off. To access audio enhancements, right-click on the speaker icon in the System Tray and select Sounds to open the Control Panel's Sound window.
Here, switch to the Playback tab and double-click on the audio device you're using. In the next window, click the Enhancements tab. There, check the box labeled Disable all enhancements if it isn't already, then hit Apply. If you're having audio issues with multiple devices, repeat this process for each one in the Playback list.
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