The hdaudio device requires further installation, what should I do? The sound becomes quiet, wheezing, or the volume automatically decreases

Hello admin! I recently installed Windows 10 on my computer, but drivers for some devices were not installed along with the operating system: video card,PCI controller, some kind MEDIA and USB Device. The Internet suggested that you need to wait a day or two and the drivers will be installed automatically, but after three days this did not happen.Now in the device manager, instead of the name of the video card, there is a Basic video adapter (Microsoft),

Accordingly, the image on the monitor with a black stripe

and this is due to the low screen refresh rate of 64 Hz, but you need at least 75 Hz, then the band will disappear, but the required frequency will appear only after installing the real driver on the video card.

I went to the official NVIDIA website and the drivers there are only for Windows 8.1. I downloaded the DriverPack Solution driver package, but it does not start on Windows 10, an error appears. Question to How to install drivers on Windows 10?

Hello friends! Don't forget about the built-in automatic driver search tool in Windows 10. Microsoft servers contain a very large database of drivers for almost all known devices. In today's article I will simply remind you how to use this tool, a more complete article is

After installing Windows 10, go to Device Manager and see devices (marked with a yellow triangle with an exclamation mark) for which drivers have not been installed. For example, let's expand the Video adapters item and see that the basic Microsoft driver is installed on the video card, and the drivers for sound and the motherboard chipset are also not installed.

One good thing is that the drivers for the local network connection adapter and the Wi-Fi network adapter were automatically installed and we have the Internet. If Windows 10 did not find a driver for your network adapter during installation, then you have no choice but to use another computer with the Internet and download the driver for the network card on. There are no drivers for Win 10 yet, but I am sure that the driver is from Win 8.1 will definitely work.

In Device Manager, right-click on the base video adapter (Microsoft) and select Update Drivers.

Click on the button Automatically search for updated drivers.

An automatic search for software for your video card occurs on the Microsoft server.

The driver has been found and is being downloaded

Installation.

Reboot the computer

And we see that the driver for the video card is installed. In exactly the same way, we install drivers on all devices with a yellow triangle and an exclamation mark.

Friends, if you won’t be able to install drivers on Windows 10, then try special ones. You can also try assembling drivers.

Installing an operating system is always a big step. No one knows for sure whether everything will go smoothly, and it often happens that some problems arise. Unfortunately, this also applies to those who decided to install Windows 10. Most often, after launching only the installed OS, they notice that the sound has disappeared. Fortunately, this can be solved, and in this article we will discuss in detail what to do if the sound disappears after installing Windows 10.

Carrying out analysis

First of all, when after installation there is no need to panic and try to re-install in the hope of a different result, it may be that the reason lies in a small thing.

Windows developers have provided for a similar situation, and if after installing Windows 10 there is no sound and there is no audio, you can use the “Detect audio problems” function. To call it, you need to right-click on the speaker icon and click on the inscription of the same name in the menu. After this, an analysis of all problems will be carried out and a verdict will be announced at the end. But, of course, this method is not very reliable and most often it can show that everything is in order or that everything is not in order, but will not offer a solution.

However, if the analysis showed the reason and suggested a solution, do not dare refuse. This most often happens when the system detects that the sound drivers are not installed. Go to "Device Manager" and in the line "Sound, game and video devices". If a yellow icon is displayed there, then update the drivers through the context menu, and the problem is solved.

Trifle: settings are lost

If the previous solution to the problem did not help, we continue to think about why there is TP in Windows 10. Windows 10, abbreviated TP, which stands for Technical Preview, is a very unreliable version of Windows. The sound in it disappears even because of every little thing. For example, these are broken sound settings. In other words, when the adjustment sliders are simply set to minimum. No matter how funny it may sound, this problem is quite common, and the catch is that few people make mistakes with the settings.

To fix this problem, you just need to call the mixer and raise all the sliders to maximum. To call the mixer, right-click on the sound icon and in the context menu, click on the inscription of the same name.

If this was the problem, then you are very lucky. However, it often happens that it lies far inside the system itself, and then the solution is no longer so simple, but more on that later in the text.

Lack of drivers

It was already mentioned above that the problem when installing Windows 10 may lie in the drivers. And in principle, the algorithm of actions to eliminate the breakdown was announced there. But it also happens that in the device manager in the line “Sound, game and video devices” there are no devices at all, although the entire headset is connected.

This happens if the system is completely blind and cannot detect them. relatively simple: you need to download the necessary drivers yourself and install them yourself. It sounds simple, but in reality many people have problems with this, since the user simply may not know the model of his sound card.

It is very good that there is a way out of this situation and it is quite simple. Despite the fact that most experts recommend downloading drivers from the manufacturer’s official websites, these instructions can be ignored.

There is such a program as iObit Driver Booster. It is completely free, so feel free to download it from the official website and install it. After installation, you will see a huge “START” button. Click on it and just wait. After a while, you will be shown which drivers you are missing, and the “Install” button will be located there. Click on it and wait. After the manipulations have been completed, restart the computer and the sound should appear.

Incompatibility

Now it's time to talk about the worst. When, after installing Windows 10, the sound disappeared, and none of the above methods worked for you. Most likely, this means that your sound card or headset is simply not compatible. This may be the case, because the developers themselves admitted that they released Windows 10 in a “raw” state. In this case, there are two solutions.

The first is to purchase a new sound card or headset, and it is clear that this method of solution is not affordable for everyone, especially laptop owners. Therefore, the second option is a little easier - just wait. Wait until new OS updates are released that will bring the very compatibility with devices that you need.

Of course, there is a third option - simply abandon the “ten” and install a previous, more reliable version of Windows.

Playback devices

As you may have already noticed, it often happens that after Windows 10 the sound disappears. Now let's look at another method. Of course, it can be effective in extremely rare cases, but if there are no options, then any methods are good.

To begin, right-click on the speaker icon we are already familiar with and select “Playback devices” this time. The “Sound” window will open in front of you, all connected ones will be listed in it. We are interested in the speakers, so double-click on them.

In the window that opens, go to the “Levels” tab, there will be sliders there. If they are set to minimum, then rejoice, that was the problem. Set them to maximum and save the settings and leave safely.

However, if the sliders were turned up to maximum before, then do not rush to despair, there is another option. In the same way, go to “Playback devices” and there check that there is a checkmark next to “Default devices”. If this is the case, you need to enter Device Manager. There, in the line “Sound, game and video devices”, open the insert. Next, select your driver and double-click on it. In the window that appears, we need to click on the “Events” tab. There should be a message about the update, and if so, then feel free to click - this is the solution to the problem.

Conclusion

Now you know if there is no sound in Windows 10, what to do and how to deal with it. However, it happens that none of these methods helps, then either refuse the new Windows, or take the computer to a specialist. After all, digging into the system yourself can cause more harm.

Although the method using the iObit Driver Booster program often helps. It is advisable to download it immediately after installing any version of Windows.

In this article, I will tell you why the “Audio output device is not installed” message appears in Windows 7 and Windows 10, and how to fix it. Many PC users may notice a sudden significant decrease in or. Sometimes this happens after installing some system update, but usually the problem occurs suddenly, without any apparent reason. This dysfunction can be of both software and hardware nature.

List of reasons for sound problems

Usually, if there is no sound on the PC, we can see a sound icon (speaker) with a red circle and a cross on it on the taskbar.

In the statistical majority of cases (about 80% of all problems), the “Output audio device is not installed” problem is caused by drivers for audio devices that are either damaged, do not work correctly, or are not installed at all in the system.

In other cases, the cause of problems with sound may be various malfunctions in the Windows OS, the activity of virus or anti-virus programs, as well as software disabling sound devices (in BIOS or Windows, accidentally or intentionally).

Also, do not discount hardware malfunctions, for example, a failure of a headphone (speaker) plug, a breakdown of the audio connector on the motherboard, or a malfunction of the motherboard of your PC.

Moreover, in both Windows 7 and Windows 10, the causes of the malfunction are similar, as are the methods for solving this problem.

How to fix "No audio output device installed" message

Below we will take a detailed look at the various options for solving the “Audio output device not installed” problem.

Before checking the system for correct operation of drivers and the presence of other software faults. We recommend making sure that external audio devices (headphones and speakers) are connected correctly (and tightly) to the appropriate PC connector (usually the green connector on a desktop PC).

It is also necessary to make sure that the cable and plug of these devices are not damaged, that there are no breaks or other signs of physical impact on them. It is recommended to connect them on another computer to make sure that these sound devices are working properly, and the existing sound problems are not caused by the failure of these devices.

Method number 1. Check audio enable in BIOS

In some cases, the reason for the disappearance of sound in the system is its deactivation in the BIOS. To enable sound, you need to go to the BIOS of your PC and find the “HD Audio” parameters there. Or “High Definition Audio”, or “AC’97” (usually in “Advanced” - “Onboard Devices Configuration”), select “Enable” next to them, then save the changes by pressing “F10”, and reboot your PC.

Method number 2. Solving driver problems

As we mentioned above, the vast majority of audio problems occur due to damaged, incorrect or missing drivers for audio devices. To check, you need to go to Device Manager and view there a display of the audio devices available on the PC. To do this, click on the “Start” button, enter in the search bar devmgmt.msc, and press enter.

1. After opening the Device Manager window, we need to check the sound drivers in the list for problems in their operation.
2. To do this, find the “Sound, game or video devices” tab in the list.
3. Double-click on it, and in the list of sound devices that opens, check for yellow or red icons with an exclamation point next to them, or other symbols that indicate problems with the operation of the sound equipment.

If there is no information about audio devices in this tab, and in the Device Manager there is an “Unknown device” tab with a question mark or “Output audio device is not installed,” then this may indicate that the system does not have a driver for your device

What should I do if these icons are found?

• If the sound driver is disabled (sign with a down arrow), then you need to hover the cursor over this sound card, click on the right mouse button, and select “Enable” in the menu that appears;
• If there is a yellow circle with an exclamation mark (or even a red one), then you need to reinstall (or roll back) the drivers for this sound device. In the first case, we recommend that you first uninstall the existing drivers. To do this, you need to hover the cursor over the sound device with the “yellow” exclamation mark, right-click, and select “Delete device.” Then restart the PC and let the system reinstall the drivers on its own, or use the automatic search for drivers, as indicated below.

Sound stopped working after update

If the sound previously worked normally, but after some update it stopped working, then you need to roll back the system to the previously used correct driver. To do this, hover over your audio device in Device Manager (the “Sound, Game or Video Devices” tab), right-click, and select “Roll Back” (if available).

You can also try updating the problematic driver by selecting your sound device in Device Manager, right-clicking, and selecting “Update drivers” - “Automatic search for drivers.”

Select the "Update Drivers" option to update your sound card drivers

If this driver update does not produce results, I recommend using special software solutions for updating drivers at the “DriverPack Solution”, “Driver Easy” or other analogues, or downloading drivers for your PC’s sound card on the manufacturer’s website.

Problems in Windows 10

If you have Windows 10 installed on your PC and your sound card is displayed as a “Device that supports High Definition Audio,” this may indicate that the correct drivers are not installed for your sound card. Look for drivers specifically for your laptop (and in particular the motherboard) on the manufacturer’s website, or use the list. If you downloaded the driver installer for your sound card for another OS (Windows 7 or Windows 8), then you should try running the installer in compatibility mode for the specified OS.

If instead of the name of the sound card you see “Device supporting High Definition Audio”, then you need to install the correct driver for your system

Method No. 3. Using a system tool to troubleshoot problems

A good way to solve the sound problem “Audio output device is not installed” is to use a special diagnostic manager, which allows you to get rid of various types of problems, including sound ones.

To launch it, click on the “Start” button and enter in the search bar:

msdt.exe /id AudioPlaybackDiagnostic

Method number 4. Checking the system for virus programs

In some cases, the cause of problems with audio on a PC may be the activity of virus programs. You need to get rid of them using tools such as “Dr.Web CureIt!”, “Trojan Remover”, “AdwCleaner”, “Kaspersky Removal Tool” and others.

Method No. 5. Temporarily disable antivirus software

In some fairly rare cases, the cause of sound problems is an antivirus that blocks the correct operation of the sound device (sound driver). To resolve this issue, it is recommended to temporarily disable the antivirus to make sure that its functionality does not interfere with the correct sound playback on your PC. If the antivirus is to blame for this problem, then it is recommended to either reinstall the antivirus or find an effective alternative.

Method number 6. Change your sound settings

Changing the bitrate of the sound card helped some users. To do this, click on the “Start” button, enter in the search bar mmsys.cp l and press enter. In the sound panel that opens, select “Speakers”, then click on “Properties”, go to the “Advanced” tab, and try switching the “Default Format” option to “16 bit, 44100 Hz”.

You can also try going to the “Additional Features” (Improvements) tab and disable all the effects involved there by unchecking them.

In the “Communication” tab, also enable the “No action required” option, this can help fix the “Audio output device not installed” error on your PC.

Method No. 7. Using a different sound card

An alternative solution to the problem is to use an external sound card connected to the computer via a USB connector. The cost of this device is not high (less than $10), so we can recommend purchasing and using this device as one of the ways to solve sound problems on your PC.

Method No. 8. We check the functionality of the Windows Audio service.

In some cases, the Windows Audio service, which is responsible for working with sound, may be suspended for various reasons.

1. It is recommended to go to the section for working with services (click on the “Start” button, enter in the search bar services.msc, and press enter).
2. Find “Windows Audio” in the list of services, double-click on it, and set the startup type to “Automatic” (if it was previously set to a different value).
3. Then restart your PC.

Check the functionality of the Windows Audio service

Method number 9. Using System Restore

A fairly effective way to solve the dysfunction is to roll back the system to a previous restore point where there were no problems with sound.

1. To do this, click on the “Start” button, enter in the search bar rstrui, and press enter.
2. Select a stable restore point and roll back the system to this state.

Method No. 10. Reinstalling Windows OS

A rather radical way to deal with the problem is to completely reinstall the Windows OS (only this method helped some users). However, we would not recommend resorting to a complete demolition of the operating system as long as it is possible to use alternative methods.

In particular, as an alternative, we can recommend checking the integrity of Windows system files by running a command prompt as an administrator, and then entering in it:

sfc /scannow

Press enter and wait for the file verification process to complete. Then reboot your system, this will help resolve the “Audio Output Device Not Installed” error on your computer.

Conclusion

Problems with the audio output device can have many causes, ranging from driver problems to a broken audio playback device. It is recommended to use all the tips listed in the article; this will help restore normal sound operation on your PC.

Millions of PC users took advantage of the free upgrade to Windows 10. They were able to evaluate all the advantages and disadvantages of the new operating system, including a considerable number of errors that arose due to incompatibility of equipment with 10, incorrect system settings, and lack of necessary software. Sound was no exception in this regard. Windows 10 users have already received the Creators Update, and will soon receive the Full Creators Update. However, the error “Sound devices are not installed on Windows 10” continues to occur. What to do in this case and how to fix it?

Ways to solve the problem when sound devices are not installed on Windows 10

If you encounter a message that no sound devices are installed and you don’t know what to do on Windows 10, we suggest that you familiarize yourself with the following recommendations.

Method number 1. Troubleshooting

If this problem appears on Windows 10 after an update or a clean installation of the operating system, you should use a standard troubleshooting tool. To do this we do the following:

• Right-click on the speaker icon (located in the lower right corner of the desktop in the system tray) and select “Detect sound problems.”

• A small window will appear. Click “Detect problems”. And we wait for the verification to complete.

• The wizard will detect problems and notify you about them. We choose options for action. Often, this is the “Apply this fix” option.

• After fixing the problem, you should restart your computer.

Method number 2. Device update

If your device stops playing sound after installing an update for Windows 10, the drivers may have gone missing. To correct this situation, you need to do the following:

• Right-click on the Start icon and select Device Manager.

• A new window will open. From the list, select “Audio devices” and find “Device that supports High Definition Audio.”

• Right-click on the element and select “Update Drivers”. We select search on the PC (if drivers are downloaded) or automatic on the network (in this case, the system can install its own driver from Microsoft).

After updating the software, you must reboot the system for the changes to take effect.

Method No. 3. Clean installation of software

You can find a dozen sites on the Internet that offer to download sound drivers. However, you should download software ONLY from the official websites of motherboard or sound card developers. Moreover, the drivers are distributed free of charge and the only issue is system security.

Therefore, we find sound drivers on the website. Select the version and bitness of Windows. After downloading, you can install them. To do this, you can select the option to update or double-click to launch the software and follow the prompts of the installer wizard.

IMPORTANT! If the drivers are not suitable for Windows 10, they can be installed in compatibility mode.

Method number 4. Setting audio playback options

If the methods of installing software for the sound card did not help solve the problem, it is worthwhile to correctly configure the sound parameters. To do this we do the following:

• Go to “Control Panel” and select “Sound”.

• A small window will appear. From the list, select the device that is responsible for playing sound. Right-click on it and select “Properties”.

• Another window will open. Go to the “Improvements” tab. Here we check the “Disable all improvements” checkbox. Click “Apply”.

• After making these changes, you need to restart your PC and check the result.

If the above methods did not help solve the problem, it is worth checking that the sound device itself is connected correctly to the PC and make sure that it is working.

• 1. Reasons for loss of sound
• 2. After updating Windows 10, the sound does not work
• 3. Quiet sound, wheezing or automatic volume reduction
• 4. No sound in games
• 5. Conclusion

Today, a huge number of users have already encountered a lot of different problems after updating the operating system to Windows 10, and the most popular software flaw, perhaps, was the lack of sound on a personal computer running the new OS.

Although the “top ten” came out a relatively long time ago, many users still type the phrase “Windows 10 no sound” into the search bar, which means our material today may be very useful for you.

Reasons for loss of sound

There are not so many potential sources of this problem, and therefore every owner of a new operating system is able to independently identify the root of the trouble. We remind you, as funny as it may sound, the most common cause of no sound is unconnected speakers, so be sure to check the working condition of the devices that output sound on your PC. It is also a common situation when the computer owner or someone in the household turned off the sound and simply forgot to return the settings to their original state, so be sure to check the status of the volume icon in the quick access panel.

Another potential technical cause of trouble is a damaged speaker cable. Before attributing everything to software problems, try testing the device on another PC or another sound source. If you have no sound in your headphones, then it is also recommended to try them on another gadget first.

As for the software component, you should start checking the system with the sound driver; it may be faulty or outdated. You can update the “firewood” on the website of the manufacturer of your sound card, but we strongly do not recommend using third-party resources, otherwise, when solving sound problems in Windows 10, you risk acquiring a lot of new ones caused by malware.

By the way, you can easily avoid searching for suitable drivers by simply selecting all the items in the control panel menu “Sound, game and video devices” and calling up the context menu by right-clicking, in which you need to activate the hardware configuration update function.

No sound after Windows 10 update

In the most common case, after updating the OS, the speaker icon does not display any problems, the task manager next to the sound card shows the status “The device is working normally,” and the driver does not need to be updated.

In order not to move prematurely in such a situation to search for another answer to the question why the sound disappeared on the computer after installing Windows 10, take a careful look at the name of the sound card in the device manager; if the design “Device supporting High Definition Audio” is displayed there, then you can be sure – the problem is in the drivers. This problem most often occurs with Conexant SmartAudio HD, Realtek, VIA HD Audio sound cards. Also, if you have lost sound on a Sony or Asus laptop, then you should look for the problem here first.

The algorithm of actions to correct the current situation is as follows:

1. We enter the name of your laptop or motherboard model into the search bar and add the word support; at the top of the search results there should be a website of the device manufacturer where you can update the driver you are interested in.
2. We find the drivers we need in the support section, if there is no suitable software specifically for Windows 10, then it doesn’t matter - the driver for seven or eight will suit us, the main thing is that the system’s bit capacity matches.
3. Install the downloaded drivers and restart the PC, after which the sound should work.

A common situation is when the user has followed this path, but a positive result was not obtained; as a rule, this is a consequence of incorrect installation of the software, and the driver installer does not report this. Check in the manager whether the driver information has changed after installation and if not, then follow the following instructions:

• In most cases, running the installer in compatibility mode with the previous version of the operating system will help you;
• If the first option does not help, then you should try to remove the sound card in the manager, as well as devices from the list of “audio inputs and audio outputs”, preferably along with the drivers, and immediately after that run the installer;
• If an old driver is installed, then you need to right-click on the sound card, select “Update driver” - “Search for drivers on this computer” and check if new compatible drivers for your sound card appear in the list of already installed drivers.

Quiet sound, wheezing, or automatic volume reduction

Sometimes there is sound, but its quality leaves much to be desired. In such a situation, it is necessary to configure the sound on a computer with Windows 10, which is done as follows:

1. Right-click on the speaker icon in the quick access panel and go to playback devices;
2. We select the device with which there are problems - speakers or headphones, and then right-click on its properties;
3. In the additional features tab, disable all effects and apply the updated settings;
4. Now open the Communications tab and uncheck the option to reduce the volume or mute the sound during communication, selecting “No action required.”

After applying all the settings, it’s worth checking the status of our problem with sound not working on Windows 10. Most likely, it has been solved, but if not, try turning to the drivers again and installing not the native driver for your board, but one of those offered by the operating system itself system. Often, third-party drivers can restore high-quality sound.

No sound in games

If the game process does not have sound, then you need to answer the question of how to configure the sound in the application itself. As a rule, the menu item responsible for sound settings is not difficult to find, but if the sound disappears after updating the operating system, you may need to manually reinstall the game. In this case, be sure to copy all saved progress before deleting the application.

Conclusion

As you can see, there are not so many reasons why the sound stopped working - these are technical flaws in devices or connecting cords, user inattention, or software problems caused by incompatible drivers or their absence. Dealing with any of them is quite simple; you just need to strictly follow the instructions and check whether the software update has actually been installed.

If no defects were found on the output devices, and the drivers are in order, there is a small probability of a malfunction of the sound chip specifically or problems with its interaction with the motherboard, in which case we recommend that you contact a service center if you do not have the proper operating experience with microelectronic boards. We hope that our material helped you solve the problem that arose and your PC once again pleases you with your favorite music or sound.