Disabled speakers, can?t restore it, can?t have sounds. Urgent stupid question

[Windows Central Question]

Hello,
I would highly appreciate any help as I really can?t find anything what could possibly help.
I know how stupid is sounds. My system got some updates (it took about 2 hours). Afterwards, the sound didn?t work properly (the background was somehow very noisy) and I didn?t know how to fix it.
So I disabled speakers and thought I could easily enable them again. However the system got frozen and I had to Alt+F4 it.
Afterwards I just can?t find a playback device. It is lost. When trying to find speaker, the system tells me "no speakers are plugged in".
When I try to find speakers, it says "no audio device is installed".

I have no idea what to do, I tried to go all over properties but just can?t find the "speaker device", even though I just disabled it and wanted to enable it again 5 seconds later. (but then the error occured).

Sorry for my bad English, I seek any help possible.
Thank you, Pavel

 

[Maurizio Troso]

Hello,
I would highly appreciate any help as I really can?t find anything what could possibly help.
I know how stupid is sounds. My system got some updates (it took about 2 hours). Afterwards, the sound didn?t work properly (the background was somehow very noisy) and I didn?t know how to fix it.
So I disabled speakers and thought I could easily enable them again. However the system got frozen and I had to Alt+F4 it.
Afterwards I just can?t find a playback device. It is lost. When trying to find speaker, the system tells me "no speakers are plugged in".
When I try to find speakers, it says "no audio device is installed".

I have no idea what to do, I tried to go all over properties but just can?t find the "speaker device", even though I just disabled it and wanted to enable it again 5 seconds later. (but then the error occured).

Sorry for my bad English, I seek any help possible.
Thank you, Pavel

Open COntrol Panel -> System -> Devices -> Check if there are some ! yellow mark, click on them , properties, update driver

 

[Paeris]

Thank you for your answer. However that?s the problem. I can?t find any speakers there.

When I visit device manager, I can?t find speakers there.
I have 3 things enabled:
Intel (R) Display Audio
NVIDIA Virtual Audio Device
Realtek High Definition Audio

No speakers to be found there.
Please do you know anything what would help? Thank you.

 

[Paeris]

And when I search for audio devices, all I find is Realtek Digital Output, which also aren?t speakers.
What I changed initially was Device usage: don?t use this device. Unfortunately it disappered completely afterwards.

 

[Paeris]

Oh, I solved it finally. Found it on Google.

Solution:
Right-click the speaker icon in the notification area (it should have a red X on it)
Choose "Playback devices"
The Sound control panel should appear, on the "Playback Devices" tab - there won't be any playback devices visible.
Right-click in the main area of the window where the devices would normally appear.
Check the "Show Disabled Devices" option.

At this point your speakers should re-appear, but will still be disabled.
Right-click the speakers and choose Enable.


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I lost an hour of my life.