Updates bring new features to the system along with fixes to the bugs in the software. Whenever a Windows update is released, you expect it to have bug patches and some new features or changes to the system, but thatโs not always the case. Many users have reported that updating their Windows resulted in audio not working on their PC.ย
After the Windows update was installed, there was no audio output for most of the users and they ended up getting the โNo audio output device is installedโ error. This is generally caused due to outdated drivers on your system. When a Windows update messes up with the audio driver on your system, you will likely encounter this issue.ย
Thereโs nothing to worry about if you have been facing this error. This article will discuss how you can fix the No Audio Output Device Is Installed error in Windows 11.ย
Fix No Audio Output Device is Installed in Windows
If you cannot hear the volume on your Windows PC and get a No Audio Output Device is Installed error on Windows. Then this article will help you with it.
Before continuing with the troubleshooting steps, ensure you have tried increasing the volume and changing the speaker or earphone you are using. If that didnโt help, move to this articleโs next step.ย
1. Update Audio Driver
The very first thing that we recommend you do is update the Audio Driver. To do so, follow the steps mentioned below โ
- Go to theย Start menu, search for theย Device Managerย and open it.
- Expand the Sound, video, and game controllersย section by double-clicking on it.ย
- Now, right-click on your Audio driver, and then click onย Update Driver.
- Now, click Search Automatically for Driversย to download and install an audio driver from the internet.
- Once the update has been installed, restart your PC.ย
Another way to update your Audio Driver is to head to your sound card manufacturerโs websiteย
2. Reinstall Audio Driver
If updating the drivers didnโt help you, we recommend you reinstall the audio driver. This can be done by following the steps given below-
- Pressย Windows + Xย key combo and then click onย Device Manager.ย
- Double-click the Sound, Video, and game controllerย options to expand it.ย
- Right-click on your audio driver from the list of drivers and then click Uninstall Device.ย
- In the confirmation prompt, click on theย Uninstallย button.
- Once done, restart your device and that will reinstall the drivers.ย
3. Run Audio Troubleshooter
Running Audio Troubleshooter will help fix any issue you face with the audio output and input. To run an audio troubleshooter, follow the steps given below-
- Press theย Windowsย key and search forย Troubleshoot Settings.
- Here, click on Other Troubleshooters.
- Look out forย Playing Audio, and click on theย Run button next to it.
- Now, follow the on-screen instructions to run the audio troubleshooter.ย
4. Change Mono Audio Settingsย
The next thing you can try doing is changing the Mono Audio Settings. Given below are the steps to do so-
- Press the Windows + I key combo on your keyboard to open theย Settingsย app.
- On the left sidebar, selectย Accessibility.
- Now, under theย Hearingย section, click onย Audio.
- Here, check ifย Mono Audio is enabled or disabled. If it is enabled, then disable it or vice versa.ย
5. Uninstall the Last Windows Updateย
As the issue was caused due to updating Windows, you can try uninstalling the last update you installed. This can be done by following the steps given below-
- Go to theย Start menu, search for theย Settingsย app and open it.
- Then select theย Windows Updateย option from the left sidebar and click on theย Update Historyย option.
- Next, under theย Uninstall Updatesย section, click onย Uninstall updatesย option.
- There, check the last installed update and click on theย Uninstall button appearing next to the update.
- In the confirmation prompt, click on theย Uninstallย option to uninstall the update.ย
6. Perform System Restore
Lastly, we recommend you perform a system restore if any of the above steps didnโt help fix the issue.ย
- Open theย Start Menu, search forย Create a Restore Pointย and open it.
- Here, click on theย System Restoreย button.
- You will now see two options- Recommended Restoreย andย Choose a different restore point.ย
- Ifย Recommended restoreย option points to uninstall the recently installed updates then select that, else if you want to manually select restore point, then selectย Choose a different restore point.ย Once done, click onย Next.ย
- Now, select the restore point.ย If you want to know what programs will be reinstalled or uninstalled after the system restore, then click onย Scan for affected programs, else click onย Next.ย
- Click on theย Finishย button to start the system restore.ย
- Your system will restart during the process. Wait for the process to complete.ย
- Once done, check if the issue is still encountered or not.ย
Conclusionย
No audio device is installed error in Windows 10 is generally caused due to issues with drivers after Windows Update. If you have been facing this issue, you can follow the steps in this article to fix it.ย