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Or if you are trying to play one particular CD/DVD, don’t get frustrated by trying the same old thing, narrow down the fault by playing it on another machine.Īn obvious variation is to swap your speakers, or headphones, with ones that are known to work on another machine. If you are using headphones, check to hear if they work on another machine. Or in the case of using a server as a desktop, check the that the Windows Audio service is set to ‘Start’ and not ‘Manual’. In the case of laptops, check that some fiend hasn’t turned off sound at the external volume switch / button. a) Check that your speaker doesn’t have a red no entry sign, b) humor me and set your slider to 50. Compare your Windows 8 computer with the screenshot to the right.

My next challenge for you is to find the speaker controller one way is via Control Panel, ‘Hardware and Sound’. Consequently, I went straight to the volume control (bottom right of desktop), where I could see that Mr Nobody had set the level to zero, see far screenshot. My lowest ebb with computer sound systems was trying to troubleshoot a Window 95 machine after 30 minutes of fiddling I realized the problem was that the system’s volume control was muted.įortunately, I remembered that hard lesson when my Windows 8 laptop would not play music.

Play a YouTube video check the mute button.

I challenge you try these 3 sound sources. Then I spotted what was wrong, the app’s own volume controller was on zero. If you try 3 different types of sound media then miraculously one may suddenly work, and even if all are silent, you may get a clue as to what’s wrong with your system.įor instance, my internet Radio 365 was not working, I could see the music bars but I could hear no sound. The whole rationale of this page is there is a simple explanation for why your computer is silent.

Guy Is Wrong! Call for the Device Manager.

Check the Windows 8 Volume Control Settings.

Methods for Troubleshooting Windows 8 Audio Problems Troubleshooting Lack of Sound on Windows 8 ComputersĬonfiguring sound has always been my Achilles’ heel, this why I feel qualified to describe the most basic pitfalls that prevent a computer playing music, speaking to you, or just giving a squawk.