This behavior can occur if your sound card or the sound card device driver that is currently installed on your computer does not fully support DirectX hardware acceleration. Click the Performance tab, move the Hardware acceleration slider one notch to the left of Full the standard acceleration setting , click OK, and then click OK again. If the issue continues to occur, repeat these steps to move the Hardware acceleration slider one notch to the right of None the basic acceleration setting.
If you still receive the error, verify that your sound card supports DirectSound acceleration. To determine if your sound card supports DirectSound acceleration, follow these steps:. If the test does not work, contact the manufacturer of your sound card and inquire about how to obtain and install the latest version of the sound card driver for your sound card.
General More Need more help? Expand your skills. Control Panel - Device Manager - Sound - write down the make and complete model of your sound adapter - double click - Driver's tab - write down the version info. Always check in Device Manager - Drivers tab to be sure the version you are installing actually shows up. This is because some drivers rollback before the latest is installed sound drivers particularly do this so install a driver - reboot - check in Device Manager to be sure it is installed and repeat as needed.
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If that doesn't work, try uninstalling your audio driver. Right-click the listing for your sound card or audio device, select Uninstall device , select the Delete the driver software for this device check box, and then select Uninstall. Note: Be sure to save documents and any other current work before you restart. Select the audio device whose driver you want to update, select Next , and then follow the instructions to install it.
Following is an example of a driver download page for a sound device manufacturer. Right-click the listing for your sound card or audio device, then select Properties. Select the Driver tab, then select Roll Back Driver. Read and follow the instructions and then select Yes if you want to roll back your audio driver. If rolling back your audio driver didn't work or wasn't an option, you can try to restore your PC from a system restore point.
When Microsoft installs updates on your system, we create a system restore point in case problems arise. Try restoring from that point and see if that fixes your sound problems. For more info, see "Restore from a system restore point" in Recovery options in Windows If you're connecting to an audio device—such as headphones or speakers—using USB or HDMI, you might need to set that device as the default audio device.
You can check that when you set your default output audio device. In the search box on the taskbar, type control panel , then select it from the results. On the Playback tab, right-click the listing for your audio device, select Set as Default Device , and then select OK. If setting your audio device as the default device doesn't help, continue to the next tip for additional troubleshooting.
Sometimes having audio enhancements on can result in audio issues. Disabling them may resolve your issue. On the Playback tab, right-click the Default Device , and then select Properties. On the Enhancements tab, select either the Disable all enhancements or the Disable all sound effects check box depending on which option you see , select OK , and try to play your audio device. If that doesn't work, on the Playback tab, select another default device if you have one , select either the Disable all enhancements or the Disable all sound effects check box depending on which option you see , select OK , and try to play audio again.
Do this for each default device. If turning off audio enhancements doesn't help, see the next sections for additional troubleshooting. In the search box on the taskbar, type services , then select it from the results. Select each of the following services, right-click, and then select Restart :.
In the search box on the taskbar, type control panel , and then select it from the results. On the Playback tab, right-click or press and hold Default Device , and then select Properties. On the Advanced tab, under Default Format , change the setting, select OK ,and then test your audio device.
If that doesn't work, try changing the setting again. If trying different audio formats doesn't help, see the next sections for additional troubleshooting. Need help with Windows Update? See Learn how to Troubleshoot problems updating Windows This can be fixed with a manual driver update which allows you to choose the sound driver you want to use. Under Allow access to the microphone on this device , select Change. Make sure the toggle is turned On. Windows 10 Windows More Here's how: Select the Speakers icon on the taskbar.
If this doesn't help, continue to the next tip. The audio troubleshooter might be able to fix audio problems automatically.
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