cannot find audio troubleshooter

Lewis Campbell 0 Reputation points
2026-01-14T21:51:24.06+00:00

there is no sound coming from any speakers. I was reffered tothesound trouble shooter, but I can't find the actavator


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  1. Q&A Assist
    2026-01-14T21:51:29.6066667+00:00
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    To access the audio troubleshooter in Windows, follow these steps:

    1. Open Settings: Click on the Start menu and select the gear icon to open the Settings app.
    2. Navigate to System: In the Settings window, click on "System."
    3. Select Sound: On the left sidebar, select "Sound."
    4. Run Troubleshooter: Scroll down to the "Advanced" section and look for the "Troubleshoot" button under the "Output" section. Click on it to run the audio troubleshooter.

    If you still cannot find the troubleshooter, ensure that your audio drivers are installed and functioning correctly. You can check this in Device Manager under "Sound, video and game controllers." If the drivers are missing or outdated, consider updating them.


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  2. Tin Luna 22,175 Reputation points Independent Advisor
    2026-01-14T23:12:20.2066667+00:00

    Greetings!

    This is Tin, I'm happy to assist you. Sorry to hear that you're experiencing audio issue. Let me help you!

    May I know when the problem started? Have any changes been made?

    Kindly send the make and model of your device. (Press Windows key + R and type msinfo32 and press enter, search for system model)

    May I know what version of Windows are you running? (Press Windows key + R and type winver and press enter)

    Check and follow the steps below:

    1.Update Windows

    https://support.microsoft.com/en-us/windows/update-windows-3c5ae7fc-9fb6-9af1-1984-b5e0412c556a

    1. Run the Audio troubleshooter

    Click on the Start menu and type Troubleshoot and then press enter

    Find the Audio option and then run it

    Check if the problem persists.

    1. Check if your speaker was set as the default device.

    To check, press Windows key + R and type mmsys.cpl then press enter

    On the Playback tab, make sure the speaker is marked as the default device You can

    also check it by clicking the speaker icon on the taskbar

    Then click on the arrow option and choose your speaker

    4.Update or Reinstall the Sound, video and game controllers

    Please press the Windows key + X

    Then click Device manager

    Kindly expand the Sound, video and game controllers

    Right click and choose "Update Driver"

    Select "Search automatically for drivers"

    If the issue persists Choose "Browse my computer for driver" instead

    and click " Let me pick from a list of available drivers on my computer"

    Choose the older version.

    If it will still the same, please uninstall the driver and restart your device.

    Once done, please restart your device. No worries as it will reinstall the drivers automatically after restart. Please check if the issue was fixed after the reboot.

    Please let me know how it goes.

    Thanks,

    Tin

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  3. Merriz Nompo 0 Reputation points
    2026-01-15T11:35:14.7733333+00:00

    saat melakukan video call di whatsaap tiba-tiba saja mikrofon yang ada dilaptop menyala sendiri dan tidak bisa di matikan dan termute terus saat video call

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