Audio stops working but works after a reboot

Anonymous
2009-10-28T13:58:18+00:00

My audio stops working after Windows 7 has been running for a while;

Ideas:

  • the audio will work again after a re-boot but again, it will stop working after Windows has been running for a while. Re-bootig always fixes the problem but only for a few hours and then the audio is gone. audio problem

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Anonymous
2009-10-29T13:40:44+00:00

Hi,

Welcome to Microsoft answers forum.

You can check for the sound drivers,whether they are installed correctly.

if not uninstall them and install again.

I suggest you to verify that the default sound device is set correctly

  1. Click Start,type Sound in the Start Search box.
  2. Click Sound in the search results at the top of the Start menu.
  3. Click the Playback tab. Notice the check mark next to the default device. For most users,the default device is Speakers.

Make sure that your audio settings are configured as expected. Follow these steps:

  1. On the Playback tab, select the playback device, click Properties, click the Advanced tab, and make sure that the Default Format is set to the value that you expect.

 When you finish, close this window to return to the previous window.

  1. On the Playback tab, select the playback device, click Configure, and then make sure the configurations are set correctly.
  2. If the sound settings are set correctly, you are using speakers as the sound device, and your speakers are already set as the default device, go to method 5 now.
  3. Select the sound device that you want as the default sound device, and then click Set Default.
  4. Click OK to save your settings and to close the Sound dialog box.

Determine whether you can now hear sound. If you can hear sound, the issue is resolved. If you cannot hear sound, try method 5.

http://support.microsoft.com/kb/948481

you can also check performing clean boot.

To perform a clean boot on a computer that is running Windows Vista, follow these steps:

  1. Click Start,type msconfig in the Start Search box, and then press ENTER.

If you are prompted for an administrator password or for a confirmation, type the password, or click Continue.

  1. On the General tab, click Selective Startup.
  2. Under Selective Startup, click to clear the Load Startup Items check box.
  3. Click the Services tab, click to select the Hide All Microsoft Services check box, and then click Disable All.
  4. Click OK.

When you are prompted, click Restart.

After the computer starts, start the  program and check whether the problem is resolved.

http://support.microsoft.com/kb/929135

Thanks and Regards,

Azam - Microsoft Support

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  1. Anonymous
    2015-09-12T18:14:57+00:00

    I had this issue with my Windows 7 computer, The audio would vanish after a while. If you rebooted everything it would work fine again, for a while........

    On mine it turned out to be QuickTime. I uninstalled it and it has been working ever since. I was using Quicktime Pro. I took it off and eberything working OK now.

    If you have Quicktime on your computer, give it a try.

    Hope this helps someone else....

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  2. Anonymous
    2015-09-13T06:41:27+00:00

    Thanks for your email, congratulations

    but my laptop is still with the same problem, even I formatted window 7 too and I have shown it in Toshiba Care center, Even they couldn't find any fault in hardware and software side too.

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  3. Anonymous
    2015-09-13T14:11:54+00:00

    It is a simple virus that honestly, has happened on all my computers, tablets, laptops, desktops the past 10 years. Typically, after a reboot the problem disappears only to come back again with in minutes or days.  The best solution I've discovered is to go to a recovery date from few weeks/months in the past. That has worked for me every time. Good Luck, it is an irritating little virus to get rid of.

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  4. Anonymous
    2015-09-16T02:39:09+00:00

    Another way to get the audio to work temporarily is to restart Windows Audio, via Services:

    To get there go to Start-->Type services.msc into the available field (aka Run) and press Enter-->Select Windows Audio-->Restart the Windows Audio service

    For me it works for a while, until another audio is selected to run, such as via Youtube etc., then I must restart the service.

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