How To Troubleshoot No Sound Problem On Windows 7 Laptop Or Desktop Computer
Most of you might have experienced sound problems in your Laptop or Desktop computers.
Perform the following troubleshooting steps to fix the sound problem on your computer:
Adjust Sound Settings: We need to make sure that the volume settings are set properly. 1. Click on Start and select Control Panel. In Control Panel, click Hardware and Sound. 2. Now select Adjust System Volume under sound. Adjust the system volume by moving the slider up. 3. Click on Start and type Sound in search and select Sound from the results list. 4. Double click the Sound option and in Playback tab select Speakers option. This option needs to be set as default. 5. You can verify it by opening the Mixer from Volume. You may try even by changing the audio device to other one to check the sound issue. Right click on Speakers option and you can try Configure Speakers or Test to test the functionality of your audio device. 6. You can also test the audio from Sound options. Open the Sound window and select the Sounds tab, select any option in Programs which has the sound icon beside it and click Test. Ensure that the mute is not turned on.
Windows 7 Troubleshooting App: We have a troubleshooting application in Windows 7 known as "Find and fix audio playback problems" which can automatically detect the sound issues on your computer. To open Windows 7 troubleshooting application, click on Start and type audio in the Search field and when the application appears in the results select it. This application detects your audio problem. You have to just follow the on-screen instructions to resolve the no sound issue.
System Restore: If the sound was good and the issue you are experiencing is a recent one, try System Restore to fix it. Click on Start and type System Restore in Search. Select System Restore and perform the onscreen instructions to restore the computer to an earlier state so that you can get sound in your computer.
Reinstall Sound drivers, if the issue persists, reinstall and update sound drivers. To Reinstall or Update sound drivers, perform the following steps: 1. Type Device Manager in Search, click on Device Manager in results. 2. Click on "+" sign next to Sound, video and game controllers. 3. Right click on IDT High Definition Audio Codec or Realtek High Definition Audio and select Uninstall. This will uninstall the audio drivers. Windows may prompt to restart the computer, in this case restart your system. If windows does not prompt, you can reinstall the drivers by selecting the option "Scan for Hardware changes". In either case, Windows will automatically detect the changes and reinstall the sound drivers. 4. It would be better to reinstall the latest audio drivers from your computer support website. The laptop manufacturer website will have the latest drivers available. We can install these drivers to fix the sound issues. If you are experiencing the issue after upgrading from Windows XP or Vista to Windows 7, it might be due to the missing or incompatible drivers for Windows 7. You can fix the issue by uninstalling the existing drivers and reinstalling the audio drivers for Windows 7. 5. Reinstalling or updating the sound drivers can fix most of this no sound issues in computer. If the audio device is not shown under Sound, video and game controllers, it will be present under unknown devices. Make sure that it is enabled if it is disabled. Right click on the device and select Enable to enable the device and perform the reinstalling steps to resolve the no sound in windows 7 problem. 6. If Sound device is not present under Sound, video and game controllers, you can check it by clicking on Action menu in Device Manager and Selecting Scan for Hardware Changes.
Verify Connections and Controls: Laptops have their own volume controls, ensure that they are enabled. Usually laptop have Fn + F(key number) for controlling sound, key number changes for each laptop model. If you are experiencing the problem in desktop computer, ensure that the connections between the computer and speakers are properly connected. Check if the sound cables are working, you can test the issue by using other cables if available.
Install Missing or Required Codecs: If you are experiencing the issue while playing a file on media player or if you are unable to play a downloaded audio file or video file, the problem is most likely to be with the audio codes which might be missing, so make sure that you have the required sound codecs. If sound device is not detected and sound problem still persists, the last step you can try to fix the issue is to remove and replace the sound card back into the laptop by following the steps in the manuals for your computer model.
Perform the following troubleshooting steps to fix the sound problem on your computer:
Adjust Sound Settings: We need to make sure that the volume settings are set properly. 1. Click on Start and select Control Panel. In Control Panel, click Hardware and Sound. 2. Now select Adjust System Volume under sound. Adjust the system volume by moving the slider up. 3. Click on Start and type Sound in search and select Sound from the results list. 4. Double click the Sound option and in Playback tab select Speakers option. This option needs to be set as default. 5. You can verify it by opening the Mixer from Volume. You may try even by changing the audio device to other one to check the sound issue. Right click on Speakers option and you can try Configure Speakers or Test to test the functionality of your audio device. 6. You can also test the audio from Sound options. Open the Sound window and select the Sounds tab, select any option in Programs which has the sound icon beside it and click Test. Ensure that the mute is not turned on.
Windows 7 Troubleshooting App: We have a troubleshooting application in Windows 7 known as "Find and fix audio playback problems" which can automatically detect the sound issues on your computer. To open Windows 7 troubleshooting application, click on Start and type audio in the Search field and when the application appears in the results select it. This application detects your audio problem. You have to just follow the on-screen instructions to resolve the no sound issue.
System Restore: If the sound was good and the issue you are experiencing is a recent one, try System Restore to fix it. Click on Start and type System Restore in Search. Select System Restore and perform the onscreen instructions to restore the computer to an earlier state so that you can get sound in your computer.
Reinstall Sound drivers, if the issue persists, reinstall and update sound drivers. To Reinstall or Update sound drivers, perform the following steps: 1. Type Device Manager in Search, click on Device Manager in results. 2. Click on "+" sign next to Sound, video and game controllers. 3. Right click on IDT High Definition Audio Codec or Realtek High Definition Audio and select Uninstall. This will uninstall the audio drivers. Windows may prompt to restart the computer, in this case restart your system. If windows does not prompt, you can reinstall the drivers by selecting the option "Scan for Hardware changes". In either case, Windows will automatically detect the changes and reinstall the sound drivers. 4. It would be better to reinstall the latest audio drivers from your computer support website. The laptop manufacturer website will have the latest drivers available. We can install these drivers to fix the sound issues. If you are experiencing the issue after upgrading from Windows XP or Vista to Windows 7, it might be due to the missing or incompatible drivers for Windows 7. You can fix the issue by uninstalling the existing drivers and reinstalling the audio drivers for Windows 7. 5. Reinstalling or updating the sound drivers can fix most of this no sound issues in computer. If the audio device is not shown under Sound, video and game controllers, it will be present under unknown devices. Make sure that it is enabled if it is disabled. Right click on the device and select Enable to enable the device and perform the reinstalling steps to resolve the no sound in windows 7 problem. 6. If Sound device is not present under Sound, video and game controllers, you can check it by clicking on Action menu in Device Manager and Selecting Scan for Hardware Changes.
Verify Connections and Controls: Laptops have their own volume controls, ensure that they are enabled. Usually laptop have Fn + F(key number) for controlling sound, key number changes for each laptop model. If you are experiencing the problem in desktop computer, ensure that the connections between the computer and speakers are properly connected. Check if the sound cables are working, you can test the issue by using other cables if available.
Install Missing or Required Codecs: If you are experiencing the issue while playing a file on media player or if you are unable to play a downloaded audio file or video file, the problem is most likely to be with the audio codes which might be missing, so make sure that you have the required sound codecs. If sound device is not detected and sound problem still persists, the last step you can try to fix the issue is to remove and replace the sound card back into the laptop by following the steps in the manuals for your computer model.
About the Author:
Author: Roosevelt Delvalle has worked as a Technical Support Agent. He created a Website to help the people experiencing sound problems with their computers. Fix No Sound issue On Windows 7, Vista and XP laptop or desktop computer contains the graphical representation of above steps.