Allow Applications to Control SoundĪllowing the Skype App to control Audio devices can help in fixing Sound problems while using Skype.Ĭlick on the Speaker icon located at the right corner of your taskbar and click on Sounds in the menu that appears. Once the Process is completed, restart your computer and see if Skype Audio is working on your computer. If the service is running, click on Restart or Resume option. On the Services screen, right-click on Windows Audio and click on Start (in case the service is not running). In the Run Command box, type services.msc and click on the OK button
Right click on the Windows 10 Start button and then click on the Run option in the menu that appears. Starting Windows Audio Service (if it has stopped) and Restarting it (if it appears to be working) can fix the problem of Skype Audio not working on your Windows computer. On the Settings screen, make sure that the right Speaker and Microphone are selected.Īfter selecting Microphone and Speakers, you can click on the Test Audio link to test and make sure that right Speaker and Microphone have been selected. Open Skype on your computer, click on the 3-dots menu icon and then click on Settings in the drop-down menu. However, sometimes this does not happen, resulting in Skype Audio not working on a Windows computer. Here, check the option “ Disable all enhancements”.The Skype App should automatically select the right Speaker and Microphone on your computer.Move to the same “ Speakers Properties” dialog like in the above method,.Such interference could lead to both no sound and poor sound quality in Windows 10. You should also disable Windows 10’s built-in Audio Enhancements that may be interfering with the built-in enhancements of the speakers. If they both don’t work, then give “16 bit, 44100 Hz” a try. Try selecting “24 bit, 44100 Hz” or “24 bit, 192000 Hz” and see if it fixes the issue. In the Speakers Properties, move to the “Advanced” tab and use the drop-down menu in the “Default Format” section to choose a format. Here, select the speakers you are using and click on “ Properties” below it.Press Win + R type mmsys.cpl and hit the enter key.Sometimes a wrong format could lead to no sound issue.
Windows lets you change the default sound format that affects sound quality.
Note: Compatibility mode runs the program using settings from a previous version of Windows.įollow these steps to install the drivers in compatibility mode and check if that helps. Restart your device and Windows will attempt to reinstall the driver.Īnd if that didn’t work, try to install the drivers in compatibility mode.
Right-click on the installed audio driver and select uninstall.Again open device manager, expand Sound, video, and game controllers.Now check the Audio sound problem is resolved.Restart windows to take effect the changes.A warning will show up, just click on “Yes” here and the driver will be updated.After that, click on “High Definition Audio Device” and then click on “Next”.Then click on “Let me pick from a list of device drivers on my computer”.Click on “Browse my computer for driver software”.