my laptop output sound is not working how do i fix it Mohit Desai • 0 Reputation points 2026-09-05T05:04:25.91+00:00 no audio input or output connections 10+ votes no audio input or output connections William Liang • 0 Reputation points 2026-09-12T01:33:54.64+00:00 sound very low come from ear buds 1 vote sound very low come from ear buds Kapil Arya • 38,466 Reputation points • Volunteer Moderator 2026-06-01T07:31:51.3366667+00:00 Try this: Open Device Manager, and make sure you've audio drivers installed and properly working. If no audio driver is listed, you can visit your device manufacturer's website to download and install audio drivers for your system model. If audio driver is present, you can try updating audio drivers to latest version. Or if you've already updated them, try to roll back previous version to see if that works. Also, run Playing Audio troubleshooter from Settings app > System > Troubleshoot > Other troubleshooters . Let us know what it reports back. 3 comments Show comments for this answer Kalakanhu Ratha • 0 Reputation points 2026-09-03T10:28:14.6533333+00:00 Please recomend 0 votes Kalakanhu Ratha • 0 Reputation points 2026-09-03T10:29:01.6433333+00:00 Till now sound not at all 0 votes Kalakanhu Ratha • 0 Reputation points 2026-09-03T10:30:32.23+00:00 I have added igloo 2.0 multimedia mini speaker 0 votes Sign in to comment Add comment Open Device Manager, and make sure you've audio drivers installed and properly working. If no audio driver is listed, you can visit your device manufacturer's website to download and install audio drivers for your system model. If audio driver is present, you can try updating audio drivers to latest version. Or if you've already updated them, try to roll back previous version to see if that works. Also, run Playing Audio troubleshooter from Settings app > System > Troubleshoot > Other troubleshooters . Let us know what it reports back. Kalakanhu Ratha • 0 Reputation points 2026-09-03T10:28:14.6533333+00:00 Please recomend 0 votes Please recomend Kalakanhu Ratha • 0 Reputation points 2026-09-03T10:29:01.6433333+00:00 Till now sound not at all 0 votes Till now sound not at all Kalakanhu Ratha • 0 Reputation points 2026-09-03T10:30:32.23+00:00 I have added igloo 2.0 multimedia mini speaker 0 votes I have added igloo 2.0 multimedia mini speaker Remy • 0 Reputation points 2026-08-03T07:05:48.0666667+00:00 What worked for me: System > Sound > All sound devices > Properties Look for ' Audio enhancements ' under ' Advanced settings '. I toggled this off and sound returned immediately. 0 comments No comments Sign in to comment Add comment What worked for me: System > Sound > All sound devices > Properties Look for ' Audio enhancements ' under ' Advanced settings '. I toggled this off and sound returned immediately. AI answer 2026-06-01T07:01:23.0533333+00:00 Use the built-in Windows audio troubleshooting steps to restore laptop output sound. Check the selected output device and volume On Windows 11: Select the Speakers icon on the taskbar. Select the arrow next to the volume slider to open the list of audio devices. Choose the correct output device (laptop speakers or the device you want to use). Open the Volume mixer from the same menu and make sure none of the volume sliders are muted or set to 0. On Windows 10: Select the Speakers icon on the taskbar. Select the arrow to open the list of audio devices. Make sure audio is playing to the preferred device (laptop speakers or headphones). Check physical connections and basic controls (if using external speakers/headphones) Ensure all audio cables are firmly plugged in and in the correct jack. Confirm speakers/headphones are powered on. Make sure hardware mute buttons or dials on the device are not enabled and volumes are turned up. If headphones are plugged in, unplug them and test the laptop speakers. Verify sound settings and that devices are enabled Windows 11: Right-click the Speakers icon on the taskbar. Open the Volume mixer and ensure no devices/apps are muted. Go to Start > Settings > System > Sound. Under Advanced, select More sound settings. On the Playback tab, select the laptop speakers (or desired device), choose Properties, and ensure Device usage is set to “Use this device (enable)”. Windows 10: Right-click the Speakers icon > Open Volume mixer and unmute any muted devices. Go to Start > Settings > System > Sound. Select the audio device > Device properties and ensure the Disable checkbox is cleared. Set the correct default audio device Windows 11: Start > Settings > System > Sound. In Output, select the device to use for playback; this also sets it as default. If using an external monitor without speakers, make sure that monitor is not selected as the default output. Windows 10: In the search box, type control panel and open it. Go to Hardware and Sound > Sound. On the Playback tab, right-click the correct audio device (laptop speakers or desired output) and select Set as Default Device, then OK. Install Windows Updates and restart Windows 11: Start > Settings > Windows Update > Check for updates. Install available updates and restart the PC. Windows 10: Start > Settings > Update & Security > Windows Update > Check for updates. Install updates, then restart. Update or reinstall the audio driver Update driver (Windows 10 and 11): In the search box, type device manager and open it. Expand Sound, video and game controllers. Right-click the audio device (e.g., laptop speakers/Realtek) > Update driver. Choose Search automatically for drivers (Windows 11) or Search automatically for updated driver software (Windows 10) and follow the prompts. If no newer driver is found, download the latest audio driver from the laptop manufacturer’s support site and install it. Reinstall driver if updating doesn’t help: In Device Manager, expand Sound, video and game controllers. Right-click the audio device > Uninstall device. On Windows 11, check Attempt to remove the driver for this device. On Windows 10, check Delete the driver software for this device. Select Uninstall and restart the PC. Windows will reinstall the audio driver automatically. If issues started after a Windows Update on Windows 10, use Device Manager > sound device Properties > Driver tab > Roll Back Driver and follow the prompts. If sound still does not work after these steps, the issue may be hardware-related and may require device manufacturer support. References: Fix sound or audio problems in Windows No audio with Windows 11 - Microsoft Q&A cannot increase volume even if trouble shooter updates it - Microsoft Q&A How to fix this. no audio device is installed - Microsoft Q&A My audio inputs and outputs suddenly disappeared, how do i fix this? - Microsoft Q&A I have no sound on an new LG Gram laptop - Microsoft Q&A AI-generated content may be incorrect. Read our transparency notes for more information. Use the built-in Windows audio troubleshooting steps to restore laptop output sound. Check the selected output device and volume On Windows 11: Select the Speakers icon on the taskbar. Select the arrow next to the volume slider to open the list of audio devices. Choose the correct output device (laptop speakers or the device you want to use). Open the Volume mixer from the same menu and make sure none of the volume sliders are muted or set to 0. On Windows 10: Select the Speakers icon on the taskbar. Select the arrow to open the list of audio devices. Make sure audio is playing to the preferred device (laptop speakers or headphones). On Windows 11: Select the Speakers icon on the taskbar. Select the arrow next to the volume slider to open the list of audio devices. Choose the correct output device (laptop speakers or the device you want to use). Open the Volume mixer from the same menu and make sure none of the volume sliders are muted or set to 0. Select the Speakers icon on the taskbar. Select the arrow next to the volume slider to open the list of audio devices. Choose the correct output device (laptop speakers or the device you want to use). Open the Volume mixer from the same menu and make sure none of the volume sliders are muted or set to 0. On Windows 10: Select the Speakers icon on the taskbar. Select the arrow to open the list of audio devices. Make sure audio is playing to the preferred device (laptop speakers or headphones). Select the Speakers icon on the taskbar. Select the arrow to open the list of audio devices. Make sure audio is playing to the preferred device (laptop speakers or headphones). Check physical connections and basic controls (if using external speakers/headphones) Ensure all audio cables are firmly plugged in and in the correct jack. Confirm speakers/headphones are powered on. Make sure hardware mute buttons or dials on the device are not enabled and volumes are turned up. If headphones are plugged in, unplug them and test the laptop speakers. Ensure all audio cables are firmly plugged in and in the correct jack. Confirm speakers/headphones are powered on. Make sure hardware mute buttons or dials on the device are not enabled and volumes are turned up. If headphones are plugged in, unplug them and test the laptop speakers. Verify sound settings and that devices are enabled Windows 11: Right-click the Speakers icon on the taskbar. Open the Volume mixer and ensure no devices/apps are muted. Go to Start > Settings > System > Sound. Under Advanced, select More sound settings. On the Playback tab, select the laptop speakers (or desired device), choose Properties, and ensure Device usage is set to “Use this device (enable)”. Windows 10: Right-click the Speakers icon > Open Volume mixer and unmute any muted devices. Go to Start > Settings > System > Sound. Select the audio device > Device properties and ensure the Disable checkbox is cleared. Windows 11: Right-click the Speakers icon on the taskbar. Open the Volume mixer and ensure no devices/apps are muted. Go to Start > Settings > System > Sound. Under Advanced, select More sound settings. On the Playback tab, select the laptop speakers (or desired device), choose Properties, and ensure Device usage is set to “Use this device (enable)”. Right-click the Speakers icon on the taskbar. Open the Volume mixer and ensure no devices/apps are muted. Go to Start > Settings > System > Sound.

Under Advanced, select More sound settings. On the Playback tab, select the laptop speakers (or desired device), choose Properties, and ensure Device usage is set to “Use this device (enable)”. Windows 10: Right-click the Speakers icon > Open Volume mixer and unmute any muted devices. Go to Start > Settings > System > Sound. Select the audio device > Device properties and ensure the Disable checkbox is cleared. Right-click the Speakers icon > Open Volume mixer and unmute any muted devices. Go to Start > Settings > System > Sound. Select the audio device > Device properties and ensure the Disable checkbox is cleared. Set the correct default audio device Windows 11: Start > Settings > System > Sound. In Output, select the device to use for playback; this also sets it as default. If using an external monitor without speakers, make sure that monitor is not selected as the default output. Windows 10: In the search box, type control panel and open it. Go to Hardware and Sound > Sound. On the Playback tab, right-click the correct audio device (laptop speakers or desired output) and select Set as Default Device, then OK. Windows 11: Start > Settings > System > Sound. In Output, select the device to use for playback; this also sets it as default. If using an external monitor without speakers, make sure that monitor is not selected as the default output. Start > Settings > System > Sound. In Output, select the device to use for playback; this also sets it as default. If using an external monitor without speakers, make sure that monitor is not selected as the default output. Windows 10: In the search box, type control panel and open it. Go to Hardware and Sound > Sound. On the Playback tab, right-click the correct audio device (laptop speakers or desired output) and select Set as Default Device, then OK. In the search box, type control panel and open it. Go to Hardware and Sound > Sound. On the Playback tab, right-click the correct audio device (laptop speakers or desired output) and select Set as Default Device, then OK. Install Windows Updates and restart Windows 11: Start > Settings > Windows Update > Check for updates. Install available updates and restart the PC. Windows 10: Start > Settings > Update & Security > Windows Update > Check for updates. Install updates, then restart. Windows 11: Start > Settings > Windows Update > Check for updates. Install available updates and restart the PC. Start > Settings > Windows Update > Check for updates. Install available updates and restart the PC. Windows 10: Start > Settings > Update & Security > Windows Update > Check for updates. Install updates, then restart. Start > Settings > Update & Security > Windows Update > Check for updates. Install updates, then restart. Update or reinstall the audio driver Update driver (Windows 10 and 11): In the search box, type device manager and open it. Expand Sound, video and game controllers. Right-click the audio device (e.g., laptop speakers/Realtek) > Update driver. Choose Search automatically for drivers (Windows 11) or Search automatically for updated driver software (Windows 10) and follow the prompts. If no newer driver is found, download the latest audio driver from the laptop manufacturer’s support site and install it. Reinstall driver if updating doesn’t help: In Device Manager, expand Sound, video and game controllers. Right-click the audio device > Uninstall device. On Windows 11, check Attempt to remove the driver for this device. On Windows 10, check Delete the driver software for this device. Select Uninstall and restart the PC. Windows will reinstall the audio driver automatically. If issues started after a Windows Update on Windows 10, use Device Manager > sound device Properties > Driver tab > Roll Back Driver and follow the prompts. Update driver (Windows 10 and 11): In the search box, type device manager and open it. Expand Sound, video and game controllers. Right-click the audio device (e.g., laptop speakers/Realtek) > Update driver. Choose Search automatically for drivers (Windows 11) or Search automatically for updated driver software (Windows 10) and follow the prompts. In the search box, type device manager and open it. Expand Sound, video and game controllers. Right-click the audio device (e.g., laptop speakers/Realtek) > Update driver. Choose Search automatically for drivers (Windows 11) or Search automatically for updated driver software (Windows 10) and follow the prompts. If no newer driver is found, download the latest audio driver from the laptop manufacturer’s support site and install it. Reinstall driver if updating doesn’t help: In Device Manager, expand Sound, video and game controllers. Right-click the audio device > Uninstall device. On Windows 11, check Attempt to remove the driver for this device. On Windows 10, check Delete the driver software for this device. Select Uninstall and restart the PC. Windows will reinstall the audio driver automatically. In Device Manager, expand Sound, video and game controllers. Right-click the audio device > Uninstall device. On Windows 11, check Attempt to remove the driver for this device. On Windows 10, check Delete the driver software for this device. On Windows 11, check Attempt to remove the driver for this device. On Windows 10, check Delete the driver software for this device. Select Uninstall and restart the PC. Windows will reinstall the audio driver automatically. If issues started after a Windows Update on Windows 10, use Device Manager > sound device Properties > Driver tab > Roll Back Driver and follow the prompts. If sound still does not work after these steps, the issue may be hardware-related and may require device manufacturer support. Fix sound or audio problems in Windows No audio with Windows 11 - Microsoft Q&A cannot increase volume even if trouble shooter updates it - Microsoft Q&A How to fix this. no audio device is installed - Microsoft Q&A My audio inputs and outputs suddenly disappeared, how do i fix this? - Microsoft Q&A I have no sound on an new LG Gram laptop - Microsoft Q&A Zuber Kazi • 0 Reputation points 2026-09-11T16:00:30.81+00:00 how to fix output audio device 0 comments No comments Sign in to comment Add comment how to fix output audio device