how to stop my speakers from popping every time I log in

Question

I have restarted, uninstalled and switched cables, nothing is working

I have my speakers into a soundcard, sound card into buzz elmintaor and into mini pc

what can I do

Answer 1

Hi! Let me help you with this issue.

Please hover your mouse over the sound icon in the lower-right corner, then right-click it and select Troubleshoot Sound. Let the troubleshooter finish its task, then this should either resolve the problem or display an error message.

If that doesn't work, we need to remove the Audio driver from the Device Manager and restart the PC to reinstall it.

Here are the steps to completely remove a Device from your computer.

Step 1. Use the Windows key + X shortcut.

Step 2. Select Device Manager.

Step 3. Expand the entry Sound, Video, and Game Controllers. Right-click the problematic device, which is either Realtek Audio, or AMD High-definition Audio, or High-Definition Audio, depending on the audio device installed in your PC, and select Uninstall device.

Step 4. You need to check the option Delete the driver software for this device and then click the Uninstall button.

Step 5. Reboot the computer.

After the reboot, please see if the problem is fixed.

If that still does not work, please visit the support website of your laptop or desktop and then download and install the latest Audio driver, then restart the PC.

Answer 2

Popping at logon is often caused by the audio device powering on/off or the driver initializing. Since cables and reinstalls were already tried, focus on Windows audio configuration and drivers.

Try these steps in order on Windows 11:

1. Set the correct default output device
   1. Select Start > Settings > System > Sound.
   2. In Output, select the sound card that feeds the speakers as the output device. This also sets it as default.
   3. Test if the popping still occurs after signing out and back in.
2. Turn off audio enhancements
   1. Select Start > Settings > Sound.
   2. In Output, select the sound card device.
   3. Scroll to Advanced settings and set Audio enhancements to Off.
   4. Sign out and sign back in to see if the pop is reduced or gone.
3. Run the audio troubleshooter
   1. Select Start > Settings > System.
   2. Select Troubleshoot > Other troubleshooters.
   3. In the Audio section, select Run and apply any fixes it suggests.
4. Update or roll back the audio driver
   1. Open Device Manager (search for device manager from Start).
   2. Expand Sound, video and game controllers.
   3. Right‑click the sound card that the speakers are connected to.
   4. First try Update driver > Search automatically for drivers.
   5. If the popping started after a recent update and persists, go back to Properties for that device and use Roll Back Driver if available, or uninstall the vendor driver so Windows uses its generic High Definition Audio driver:
      • Right‑click the device > Uninstall device.
      • Check Attempt to remove the driver for this device (or Delete the driver software for this device), then Uninstall.
      • Restart the PC so Windows reinstalls a basic audio driver.
   6. Test again after sign‑in.
5. Check for and apply Windows Updates
   1. Select Start > Settings > Windows Update.
   2. Select Check for updates and install any available updates.
   3. Restart the PC and test.

If the popping only happens once at logon and not during normal playback, using the generic Windows audio driver instead of the sound card’s vendor driver (step 4) is often the most effective software-side mitigation.

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References:

• Fix sound or audio problems in Windows