In this post, we will show you how to restart the Sound driver in Windows 11/10. An audio driver is a software component that allows a computer to communicate with audio peripherals, such as earphones ...

You may have noticed Generic Audio Driver when running the Audio troubleshooter on your Windows computer. However, nowhere have they specified what the issue is, however, after a bit of research we ...

Microsoft has partially addressed known issues impacting Windows 10 devices with certain Conexant or Synaptics audio devices after investigating ongoing errors since May 2020. Microsoft has also ...

Windows 7 uses drivers to interface with the equipment installed to the computer. Without a working driver, a device can't receive instructions from the operating system. The Device Manager, ...

You’re in the middle of a video conference, everyone is waiting, but your microphone isn’t working? Or you can be heard, but all the other participants remain mute? Welcome to the club of Windows ...

Almost three months after the official release of the Steam Deck, Valve has announced that the audio drivers are now available for Windows 10 and Windows 11 on Steam Deck. A new Steam Support forum ...

The sound on your computer or laptop is controlled by a sound card and sound-card driver software. This sound card may be a standalone card installed in an expansion slot or an onboard card built into ...

I'm using a Realtek sound chip in a Mac Pro 2008 with Windows 11. There doesn't seem to be support for 5.1 sound using SP/DIF. I have a Logitech X-540 and a Technics Digital SH-AC500D Surround Sound ...

There are a few different ways to reset all your audio settings in Windows 11. The Settings app lets you reset every Windows 11 app's audio level to the default all ...

The Steam Deck finally has audio drivers for Windows and you can download them right now if you’re so inclined. Valve announced the news today on the official Steam Deck Twitter page. Prior to today, ...

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