No audio device is installed

Paz Tomey 5 Reputation points
2026-09-20T16:32:02.7266667+00:00

How to fix the problem when no audio device is installed

Windows for home | Other | Devices and drivers
0 comments No comments

2 answers

Sort by: Newest
  1. Kapil Arya 38,491 Reputation points Volunteer Moderator
    2026-09-21T06:13:58.7333333+00:00

    Please try this:

    Open Device Manager, and make sure you've audio drivers installed and properly working.

    If no audio driver is listed, you can visit your device manufacturer's website to download and install audio drivers for your system model.

    If audio driver is present, you can try updating audio drivers to latest version.

    Or if you've already updated them, try to roll back previous version to see if that works.

    Also, run Playing Audio troubleshooter from Settings app > System > Troubleshoot > Other troubleshooters. Let us know what it reports back.

    Was this answer helpful?

    0 comments No comments

  2. DaveM121 936.1K Reputation points Independent Advisor
    2026-09-20T17:04:58.35+00:00

    Please provide some information about your Windows system and hardware.

    1

    Right click your Start Button and open Device Manager.

    Expand the 'Sound, Video and Game Controllers' section.

    Please provide a screenshot of that full Device Manager window.

    2

    Click your Start Button, then just type msinfo and press Enter, please provide a screenshot of the resulting System Information window.

    Was this answer helpful?

    1 person found this answer helpful.
    0 comments No comments

Your answer

Answers can be marked as 'Accepted' by the question author and 'Recommended' by moderators, which helps users know the answer solved the author's problem.