Need fix for lost audio from update to Windows 24H2

Anonymous
2024-12-08T21:16:26+00:00

I updated to Windows 24H2. I have now lost all of my audio. When I hover my mouse over the sound icon in the tray, it shows that "No audio device is installed". How do I fix this?

Windows for home | Windows 11 | Windows update

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  1. Anonymous
    2024-12-19T21:16:43+00:00

    Not2... wrote "Seems to me there's something amiss in Windows land -- my miniPC is running a registered/genuine copy of windows-11, so what's happening makes zero sense to me."

    Same story with me. I agree than something is amiss in Windows

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  2. Anonymous
    2024-12-22T01:53:27+00:00

    I have the same problem with no sound randomly with an external DAC on 24H2 and I have to toggle stereo to mono and back again and it magically works. A pain but quickly doable. Microsoft, please fix this.

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  3. Anonymous
    2024-12-22T07:59:01+00:00

    BLUETOOTH

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  4. Anonymous
    2024-12-23T00:20:55+00:00

    You're suggesting turning BT on and off? If you're suggesting using a BT speaker... I don't have one nor should I need to buy one- I have a fine speaker in my laptop that Microsoft has screwed up. I want them to stop playing Apple, own up to breaking the software, and fix it.

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  5. Anonymous
    2024-12-23T17:24:08+00:00

    I have similar issue since I was updated to 24H2, but for me it's just any USB audio device. I've tried multiple things to try get my USB headset to work and to no avail. I'm able to use the same headset on another PC without problem so I know it's my own PC's installation. I've worked with Windows support to try to downgrade to 23H2, but I can't seem to actually get back to it. It's been like this for over 3 weeks now and no progress.

    For me, other audio devices work when plugged into the 3.5mm jack in my back panel (Realtek Audio). It's just USB audio input/output that's broken. I've reinstalled the drivers (and also updated from MoBo manufacturer), reinstalled softwares, attempted downgrading to 23H2 (but seemingly can't get there), and opened two cases with Windows support.

    Still looking to find someone that has a potential fix.

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