Images Windows 8 Speakers not Working – How to fix it?

One fine day when you turn on your Windows 8 PC and find that the system speakers are not working or say you hear no sound on start up or while playing music. It can be really a matter of concern. There might be various reasons behind this issue. Here is the tutorial how you can resolve the issues with system sound by following the troubleshooting steps here.

If you find out that your system sound is disabled or you are unable to hear any sound from your Windows 8 device, follow the simple procedures described below to fix the sound issue on Windows 8.

Steps to Fix – Speakers not Working in Windows 8

Enable Speakers in Windows 8

Firstly, make sure that your Audio devices are enabled. Accidentally you might have disabled the audio devices, so check for that. To enable or disable Audio Devices on Windows 8, follow the steps below

• To right of your screen in the notification area, right click on the Volume icon or open control panel and select Sounds
• Next click on Playback Devices

• Here you can see a list of audio connected devices like, headphones, speakers, etc.

• Select the Device and hit the Configure button at the bottom followed by a click on Properties
• Now, to disable any Device, click on the device usage and select Don’t Use the Device from the drop down menu and click Apply

• To Enable your devices, in the playback devices right click on empty and choose Show Disabled Devices, this will list all the sound devices disabled

• Here right click on speakers and select Enable.

That’s all. You can now see your speakers enabled back.

Now, try playing videos or music, if the problem still persists or you are still unable to hear music, then you can try the next step.

Update Sound Drivers

Outdated sound drivers can be culprit behind in non-functioning audio devices. It is always recommended to update all your drivers on Windows. If you have disabled the Auto-update feature on Windows, then you need to update it manually.

To manually update Sound drivers, follow the simple steps

• Type device manager on start screen or open charms bar using Windows + C and in the search charm type device manager

• From the results, open device manager

• In device manager window, you can see the audio devices installed on your system or the list of audio devices on your system or expand Audio Inputs and Outputs option and right click on the drivers and select Update.

This will install all the new updates for your audio devices connected or installed in the system. If you opt to install new sound drivers, visit the respective manufacturer’s website and download drivers from there.

If still find your Speakers not functioning, the speakers might be a faulty one, so check for it or try using the system restore (If you have previously set a restore point) option to retrieve back to a state where the system worked perfectly fine or else consult any nearby service centers.