What is ‘Game Audio not working’ issue on Windows 10/11?

In this article, we are going to discuss on How to fix Game Audio not working, Game Audio stops working in Windows 10/11. You will be guided with easy steps/methods to resolve the issue. Let’s starts the discussion.

‘Game Audio not working’ in Windows 10/11: It is common Windows Problem considered as Game Audio/Sound issue. This issue indicates you are unable hear any sound/audio while gaming in Windows 10/11 computer. Before troubleshooting the issue, you should make sure and check if you can listen of audio/sound from other applications/games on your PC or even check if you can hear sound from system like notification sound, or check if you can play music files with sound.

If you investigate the issue is limit to a particular game, you will need to fix the issue of particular game and if you investigate your system is unable to produce sound entirely, chances incorrect sound’s settings, corrupted/outdated sound card driver, issue with audio device hardware and its connection and other issues. Make sure sound card driver is properly installed and is up-to-date to latest & compatible version and also make sure Windows OS is up-to-date to latest version as well.

Another possible reason behind the issue can be in-game audio input/output settings or other in-game settings. You can apply certain changes in game’s settings in your device in order to fix the issue. It is possible to fix the issue with our instructions. Let’s go for the solution.

How to fix Game Audio not working issue in Windows 10/11?

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Method 2: Update Sound Card driver

Updating sound card driver to latest & compatible version can resolve game sound issue. Let’s try.

Step 1: Open ‘Device Manager’ in Windows PC via Windows Search Box and expand ‘Sound, video and game controllers’ category

Step 2: Right-click on your sound card driver and select ‘Update Driver’, and follow on-screen instructions to update driver. Once updated, restart your computer and check if game sound works.

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Method 3: Check audio device hardware and its connection

Another possible reason behind the issue can be the issue with audio device and its cable connection that is connected to computer. You should make sure audio device like speaker, headphones, microphones and/or other sound device connected to your computer is working fine and producing sound. Also, make sure the volume of your audio device is enough to hear sound and if not, you can fix the issue by increasing sound of your audio device and check if it works.

Method 4: Enable/disable your audio device in Sound’s settings

If the issue is still persist, try to fix the issue by disabling and then re-enabling audio device like speakers in computer.

Step 1: Open ‘Settings’ app in Windows PC and go to ‘System > Sound’ and open ‘Sound Control Panel’

Step 2: Right-click empty space and select ‘Show disabled devices’. Now, right-click on your audio device like ‘Speaker’ and select ‘Disable’ to disable it, and after few seconds, right-click on your audio device again and select ‘Enable’ to enable it. Once done, check if it works for you.

Method 5: Adjust Audio buffer

If you are using Focusrite Audio Control Panel or similar tool in Windows computer, then you can try to fix the issue by adjusting Audio buffer through Focusrite Audio Control Panel or similar tool.

Method 6: Run Playing Audio troubleshooter

Windows built-in Playing Audio troubleshooter can resolve the issue. Let’s try.

Step 1: Open ‘Settings’ app in Windows PC and go to ‘Update & Security > Troubleshoot > Additional Troubleshooters’

Step 2: Find and select ‘Playing Audio’ troubleshooter, and click ‘Run the troubleshooter’ button and follow on-screen instructions to finish troubleshooting and once done, check if the issue is resolved.

Method 7: Check in-game settings

This issue can be occurred due to incorrect in-game settings. You can fix the issue by applying certain changes in your game’s settings and/or changing sound settings in your game in order to fix, and once done, check if it works for you.

Method 8: Uninstall and then reinstall the game

If the issue is still persist, you can try to fix the issue by uninstall the game that is causing sound issue and then reinstall it in your device.

Step 1: Open ‘Control Panel’ in Windows PC and go to ‘Uninstall a Program > Programs & Features’

Step 2: Right-click on your game and select ‘Uninstall’ to uninstall it and after that, restart your computer

Step 3: After restart, download and reinstall the game again in computer and once installed, restart your computer and check if it works.

Method 9: Restart Windows Audio Service

Another way to fix the issue is to restart Windows Audio Service in computer.

Step 1: Open ‘Services’ app in Windows PC via Windows Search Box

Step 2: Find and double-click on ‘Windows Audio’ service to open its ‘Properties’

Step 3: Select ‘Automatic’ from ‘Startup Type’ and hit ‘Start’ button under ‘Service Status’ section, and then click ‘Apply > Ok’ button to save the changes. Once done, restart your computer and check if the issue is resolved.

Conclusion

I am sure this post helped you on How to fix Game Audio not working, Game Audio stops working in Windows 10/11 with several easy steps/methods. You can read & follow our instructions to do so. That’s all. For any suggestions or queries, please write on comment box below.