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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?
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I had a lot of Windows updates installed today but it did not help my Win 11 audio issue (which is an annoying, period, distortion or loud scratching sound in audio playback.)
Oddly enough, I went to System > Sound >Properties > Output Settings > Format
selected "16 bit, 8000Hz (Telephone Quality)" and the issue vanished!
BUT when I selected either of the other two options ("Tape Recorder\DVD Quality") the problem reappeared.
Hi,
After the Wlindows 11 24H2 update 2025-01, cumulative and .Net, I had the same issue that my output sound device had disappeared and got the "No audio device is installed" message.
The only place where i could see the loudspeaker device, was when I went into Control Panel -> Sound (mmsys.cpl). The device was there, but it had been inactivated. I activated it and everything was good again!
I'll have to read up on how to update my BIOS. I'm leary as I haven't done it before. Thank you,
I can't find this. Sound? Properties?
Could not agree more, it is just an unacceptable situation for now much more than a month! Just unbelievable
