audio issue

If there's one thing we can count on with new Windows updates, it's the occasional, head-scratching glitch. This time, Windows 11 users are facing quite the auditory quagmire with a new bug introduced in its latest 24H2 update. Buckle up, folks, because this bug goes straight for the...

Hey, i really need help with this terrible strange sound. Vocaroo | Voice message It comes totally random, tested with and without headset. Cant find this in "systemsounds" Really need to fix it.. Acer Laptop / windows 10

Hi, I'm having an issue where my sound stops working after awhile and to get it to work, I either have to restart or go to services and stop/start the audiosrv service. When it stops working, I try to test the sound and it says this device is being used by another application, but there's no...

I have seen some of the posts concerning error 37 but I have not seen anything like my problem. I am an IT tech for a library and one of the librarians came to me with what seemed to be a simple request. She said her new speakers did not work. I looked to the control panel after trying to select...

Hi friends, I am using Windows 8. I am facing an issue with my sound all on a sudden. The volume icon on the task bar has a red cross on it. When I hover on that it says 'No speakers or headphones plugged in' (attachment-1). When I click on the icon I get a screen like attachment-2 which...

After using Windows 8 for almost a year without any any issues, I found myself suddenly having this issue: there are times that the audio just suddenly stops working. For most of the time, though, the audio's ok when I turn on the computer. But after a while I can't hear anything anymore from my...

I know enough about computers to generally fix anything that doesn't work... but I cannot figure anything out with this. I checked to make sure a sound card was installed... It appears one is and is listed under "High Definition Audio Device," which I assume is standard on any computer. Unless...

I have an Acer 5742 laptop running Windows 7 Home Premium. I have a Acer port replicator attached via USB 2 connection.. I have Sony USB speakers attached to the laptop via the port replicator. Normally the sound is played through the Sony speakers but occasionally the sound reverts back to...

Toshiba laptop, windows 7 home premium. Recently audio stopped working in the sense that i was getting no sound, but the volume control showed "normal" messed around rebooted it came back, lasted a few days then went out. This time the volume icon was X'd out, couldn't get it to work so i...

Hello everyone so the problem is that my 3.5mm jack not working maybe its disabled or its problem with something else please help me thats what my computer is showing me when i plug in my microphone it says that my microphone is not plugged in but headphones working normally and it showing me...

Running a Dell Inspiron N4110 Windows 7 Home Premium 64-bit i-5-2410M CPU @ 2.30 GHz 2.30 GHz So I broke my screen back in December got a replacement one and tried to fix it myself. Apparently as computer tech guy told me not only well the screen need to be replaced, so would the mobo. I had...

I enjoy reading news articles on the USA Today app, and am able to view the videos. However the videos have no audio sound? The sound in every other app on this PC works fine, but not in this particular app? I have tried to check my PC settings for audio and videos but am not finding what...

Audio not working after updating to Windows 7 on Gateway laptop NX860XL What I've done: I've upgraded my Gateway laptop NX860XL from Vista to Windows 7. The problem: No audio. The speaker icon on the status bar shows a little red cross and when I mouse over it...

Can someone please explain why a file copy (drag from one folder to another) can't work because Windows can't decode the audio? What the hell is Windows doing - transcoding files on the fly? Sniffing file contents because it doesn't trust users? The file works (plays happily in the km player)...

Have substituted a "WELCOME TO MY CASTLE" wav sound as the Windows Log-On sound. On log-on this sound is cut short to not much more than "WELCOME" and you will not hear the rest. The same holds true of some others seeming to be cut short. See no indication of a problem in device manager and I...

Fixes an issue in which a Windows 7-based computer does not enter sleep mode. This issue occurs after you finish playing audio files through a USB headset or a USB audio device. More...

Hello, Recently, my computer's sound has started crackling. It has become worse and more frequent as time has progressed, and I am finally starting a support thread to help me resolve this. The sound crackling is either mild or absent when I first restart my computer, but if I leave my...

Hi folks, I'm using my laptop (Toshiba Satellite, Windows 7) with my TV. That all works fine. My issue is that using the line out, the sound works with the TV, but also with the speakers on the laptop. I assumed that using a line out would automatically mute the internal speakers, but that is...

Hi, I have an HP G60-230US laptop with Windows 7 x64. Previously on x86, Windows would detect when I am using the headphone output and when I am using the laptop's internal speakers. This way I had the headphone output running my monitor's speakers at the maximum level so I could adjust on the...

Hi everyone! When i hit the record button on the sound recorder, the time starts counting but the thin green line doesn't alter in shape as the mic isn't picking up sound. However, the mic is definitely connected cause I can here my voice through the speakers as I speak to it or tap on it...