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The sound tag on WindowsForum.com covers a range of audio issues encountered by Windows users. Common problems include random alert sounds with no visible source in the audio mixer, sound pausing when the monitor goes to sleep or wakes, complete loss of audio on Windows 11 devices, and audio delays of about one second. Users also report conflicts between music playback and WhatsApp Web message sounds, as well as system tray icons for sound being greyed out alongside battery and Wi-Fi indicators. Troubleshooting steps often involve checking audio drivers, running the built-in audio troubleshooter, and investigating software or hardware configurations.
  1. ilmoldy

    Weird alert sound never heard before

    Hi everyone, For the past few days, a random alert sound has been coming from my PC, like the one you can hear in the attached video. It also happens completely randomly even when I’m not touching anything at all — neither the mouse nor the keyboard — and even if the PC has been idle for...
  2. whoosh

    ART Singer

    • whoosh
    • Thread
    • audio audio drivers equalizer headphones media player microphone microphone setup music recording singer sound speakers vocal voice volume windows audio
    • Replies: 1
    • Forum: The Water Cooler
  3. leffep

    Windows 10 What's this, how to stop it?

    Hi All What's this in the black box and how to get it stopped? It comming now and then with sound
  4. L

    Sound pauses every time monitor goes to or wakes from sleep

    Hi, I have an issue where the sound stops whenever my monitor goes to sleep or back. For example, I'm listening to music via MediaMokey, the screen goes to sleep, and the sound stops for 1- 2 seconds, then comes back. When I move my mouse or press a key on my keyboard to wake up the monitor...
    • Lars B
    • Thread
    • audio cpu drivers gpu hardware hdmi issues mediamonkey monitor performance ram settings sleep sound troubleshooting windows 10
    • Replies: 2
    • Forum: Windows Help and Support
  5. brownbee

    Lost Sound on Jumper PC Running Windows 11: Need Help Troubleshooting

    Hello, I use a Jumper p.c. with Windows 11. I have lost all sound. I have tries the audio troubleshoot and other suggestions to no avail. Can anyone offer some help please?
  6. Alex Sokolek

    Sound is delayed

    Hi. I'm having a problem with audio. There is a constant one second delay between the time MessageBeep() is called and the moment the sound is heard. I checked my audio drivers. They are current. I have Windows 11 23H2. Any ideas? Thank you.
    • Alex Sokolek
    • Thread
    • 23h2 audio delay drivers messagebeep problem sound tech support troubleshooting windows 11
    • Replies: 1
    • Forum: Windows Software
  7. samnet12

    Turning OFF Music While Whatapp WEB is playing sound msg.

    We have this feature on Phones, where the music stopped when a whatapp msg is played. it is real issue to stop the music each time you want to hear a msg. any ideas what to do ? I look everywhere online the only solution was to put the Whatapp appon high volume and the music on low.
  8. T

    Windows 11 Battery Icon with X mark, taskbar greyed out

    I have a DELL laptop, windows 11 latest update. My battery icon shows a 'X' mark and the wifi/sound/battery taskbar is all greyed out. When I open Bluetooth settings the windows auto closed. Need solution for this.
    • t0rres
    • Thread
    • battery bluetooth dell greyed out icons issues laptop settings solutions sound taskbar update wifi windows 11
    • Replies: 1
    • Forum: Windows Help and Support
  9. M

    Windows 10 Windows 10 update, audio from PC is gone

    Did Windows 10 update today and my PC audio stopped working, only have sound from monitors. I went to the sound settings area and looked at the output devices and there is only my monitors. I believe there used to be a Realtek thing there (or something else, I can't remember exactly). I also...
    • metroid
    • Thread
    • audio automated troubleshooting device manager drivers frustration guidance monitor output device pc audio realtek settings sound sound controllers system restore tech support troubleshooting uninstall update video playback windows 10
    • Replies: 1
    • Forum: Windows Help and Support
  10. R

    The USB audio speaker volume in Win10

    Hello, We are developing an USB audio speaker. We found the speaker volume output are different when connect it to HP laptop PC or connect it to my another desktop PC via USB port. Obviously, the USB speaker connected to laptop PC is louder than desktop PC. Same volume level I set. Same Win10...
    • ricktw
    • Thread
    • audio connection desktop development differences drivers hardware laptop output protocol settings sound sound quality speakers technical issues uac usb volume windows 10
    • Replies: 1
    • Forum: Windows Software
  11. Woodcity

    Windows 10 Xbox Game Bar screen recording: Sound recovery

    Hello everyone, I used Xbox Game Bar screen recordings to record some lectures. During the lecture, I plugged in my headphones. The recording of this lecture has sound until the moment that I plugged in my headphones. After that moment I hear nothing. Is there a way to recover the sound that I...
    • Woodcity
    • Thread
    • data recovery game bar recovery screen capture sound sound recorder sound recovery xbox
    • Replies: 1
    • Forum: Windows Help and Support
  12. S

    Windows 7 Sound doesn't work - "No Audio Output device is installed" - W7 Ultimate (32Bit)

    On my Medion MD 41300 the sound doesn't work ("No Audio Output device is installed" on W7 Ultimate (32Bit). Is there any other way besides the manufacturer's website - MEDION Service - (drivers there doesn't do anything, if I do the right way to try installing them?!?) to solve such a problem...
    • SEHRUM
    • Thread
    • 32-bit audio device manager drivers game controllers installation medion no audio output services sound troubleshooting video controller windows 7
    • Replies: 1
    • Forum: Windows Help and Support
  13. N

    Windows 10 What the hell? Sounds usually slowed down to 10-20% of normal!

    For most of the last several days, my computer's sound output (using nVidia GeForce GTX 750) has been slowed down by 80 or 90%! How can that possibly happen? Usually a reboot doesn't fix the problem. Even when I run the audio troubleshooter, the sound frequencies remain absurdly low. At one...
    • Ninethe
    • Thread
    • audio boot control panel drivers frequency geforce low malware media nvidia performance settings sound speakers system troubleshooting video playback vlc windows 10 wmp
    • Replies: 1
    • Forum: Windows Help and Support
  14. kidspointdotin

    Windows 11 How to Disable Startup Sound in Windows 11

    I dont want starting sound in win11. How to Disable Startup Sound in Windows 11?? Plz Share Any Tips or Guide...
  15. News

    Adding event handlers: Sounds, Dark Mode & Windowing (Part 2)

    Adding event handlers: Sounds, Dark Mode & Windowing (Part 2) Note that in part 1 of the WinAppSDK Blog Series you implemented the visual layer of the DrumPad using WinUI 3 controls. However, if you click on any buttons, nothing happens, because we have not defined any actions, which we will do...
    • News
    • Thread
    • appwindow compact overlay customization dark mode event handling full screen github nuget overlapping sound soundplayer theme resources toggleswitch user experience visual studio winappsdk window management windows development winui xaml
    • Replies: 0
    • Forum: Live RSS Feeds
  16. crmsnswrdsmn

    Windows 11 [NEED HELP] No Bluetooth Sound Win11

    Good day! Does anyone know how to fix this? Any of my Bluetooth earphones and headsets don't play sound when connected to my laptop via Bluetooth. I am sure this is a Windows 11 and not a laptop/bluetooth issue because: * I have tried connecting to multiple laptops, in Windows 10 and Windows...
  17. Misio12320

    Windows 10 Help with fix sound

    Hello. I have a issue with my Windows 10 sounds, I have updated my Windows with the latest update, I guess it was KB4023057 after that update I lost sounds, my drivers are installed but the speakers does not show inside the sounds>playback. I have installed unistalled drivers and didn't work...
  18. Y

    Specific sounds not working on Server 2019

    I can get recycle bin and device connect, disconnect and fail working. I can also get the System start up sound working via vbscript and a login task. But no other sounds like error, exclamation, asterisk, notify etc. Is this normal for Server? My WIn 2012 R2 the sounds work ok. I compared the...
    • Yanta
    • Thread
    • audio issues error sound notifications registry server 2019 sound system sounds vbscript windows server windows server 2012 r2
    • Replies: 3
    • Forum: Windows Server Forums
  19. J

    Windows 10 Play sound on HI-FI system through RF signal - Solved

    I am trying the find the correct way to play all sound on a HI-FI system. The HI-FI system that we have does not have anyway to plugin a connection. So the only option is to use the RF Antenna. Is there a way to so so from Windows with a built-in feature through WI-FI? Is there a dedicated...
  20. C

    Windows 10 Creating aggregate audio devices on Windows 10

    Hey there, New user here, I was wondering if there is anything planned about being able to create aggregate audio devices through some kind of default Windows audio driver/software. This is for recording multiple audio devices simultaneously and without hopefully, latency. Been dealing with...
    • Cristi An
    • Thread
    • aggregate asio audio compatibility configuration drivers feedback latency macos multiple devices optimization recording software sound system settings technology update user experience windows 10 workaround
    • Replies: 3
    • Forum: Windows Help and Support
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