i cannot hear stuff on my computer pls help me get my sound back

Question

so something happened to my sound and i find out that the sndvol.exe was not there so im wondering how can i get it back

Answer 1

Hello,

Since the "C:\Windows\System32\SndVol.exe" file is a system file, you should be able to run the SFC /SCANNOW command to restore it.

To execute this command, you must run the Command Prompt as an administrator.

1. Launch the command line in Windows as an administrator by typing "Command Prompt" in the search bar, then right clicking the result and selecting "Run as Administrator".
2. Type sfc /scannow in the Command Prompt and press Enter. After entering the command, the system check will begin. This will take a while, so be patient.

This operation will take a while, be sure to wait until it is finished. Once it is finished, close the Command Prompt and restart your computer as usual. You should find that the SndVol.exe missing error is gone.

If SFC can't fix something, run the command again and see if it can fix it next time. Sometimes it may be necessary to run the sfc /scannow command 3 times, restarting the PC each time, to fully fix everything it was able to fix.

If not, run the Dism /Online /Cleanup-Image /RestoreHealth command to repair any component store corruption, then restart the PC and try the sfc /scannow command again.

Best Regards,

Yanhong Liu

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