Solved No system sounds


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Dwarfr66

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Hey guys did an inplace upgrade last night, and found that ALL system sounds are silent, ALL others such as vlc, youtube etc are fine (after going into setttings and make my onboard sound for those apps default).

System sounds is the default audio, and cannot change it, but it ain't working! Any ideas?
 

My Computer

System One

  • OS
    Win 11 Pro 25H2 26200.8728
    Computer type
    PC/Desktop
    Manufacturer/Model
    Custom
    CPU
    Intel i5-12400F
    Motherboard
    MSI PRO B760M P
    Memory
    2 x16gb DDR4 Patriot Viper Elite II 4000MHz
    Graphics Card(s)
    ASUS GeForce RTX 3060 Dual OC 12GB
    Sound Card
    onboard Realtek
    Monitor(s) Displays
    KTC 32 inch 180Hz Curved Gaming Monitor
    Screen Resolution
    2560x1440
    Hard Drives
    1x SP 512GB NVME (Windows)
    1x 2TB SSD (Downloads)
    1x 2TB BX500 (Games)
    1x 2TB NVME (Steam)
    1x 1TB NVME (Macrium, Stuff)
    PSU
    CORSAIR RM750e (2025) Platinum Fully Modular
    Case
    CORSAIR Frame 4000D RS White
    Cooling
    Thermalright Assassin X120 SE ARGB White
    Keyboard
    Z-88 RGB Mechanical White
    Mouse
    Red Dragon 612 Predator RGB
    Internet Speed
    750/50
    Browser
    Chrome
    Antivirus
    Windows
Driver incompatibility, probably.
 

My Computers

System One System Two

  • OS
    Windows 11 23H2 Current build
    Computer type
    PC/Desktop
    Manufacturer/Model
    HomeBrew
    CPU
    AMD Ryzen 9 3950X
    Motherboard
    MSI MEG X570 GODLIKE
    Memory
    4 * 32 GB - Corsair Vengeance 3600 MHz
    Graphics Card(s)
    EVGA GeForce RTX 3080 Ti XC3 ULTRA GAMING (12G-P5-3955-KR)
    Sound Card
    Realtek® ALC1220 Codec
    Monitor(s) Displays
    2x Eve Spectrum ES07D03 4K Gaming Monitor (Matte) | Eve Spectrum ES07DC9 4K Gaming Monitor (Glossy)
    Screen Resolution
    3x 3840 x 2160
    Hard Drives
    3x Samsung 980 Pro NVMe PCIe 4 M.2 2 TB SSD (MZ-V8P2T0B/AM) } 3x Sabrent Rocket NVMe 4.0 1 TB SSD (USB)
    PSU
    PC Power & Cooling’s Silencer Series 1050 Watt, 80 Plus Platinum
    Case
    Fractal Design Define 7 XL Dark ATX Full Tower Case
    Cooling
    Arctic Liquid Freezer III 420 RGB + Air 3x 140mm case fans (pull front) + 1x 120 mm (push back) and 1 x 120 mm (pull bottom)
    Keyboard
    SteelSeries Apex Pro Wired Gaming Keyboard
    Mouse
    Logitech MX Master 3S | MX Master 3 for Business
    Internet Speed
    AT&T LightSpeed Gigabit Duplex Ftth
    Browser
    Nightly (default) + Firefox (stable), Chrome, Edge , Arc
    Antivirus
    Defender + MB 5 Beta
  • Operating System
    ChromeOS Flex Dev Channel (current)
    Computer type
    Laptop
    Manufacturer/Model
    Dell Latitude E5470
    CPU
    Intel(R) Core(TM) i5-6300U CPU @ 2.40GHz, 2501 Mhz, 2 Core(s), 4 Logical Processor(s)
    Motherboard
    Dell
    Memory
    16 GB
    Graphics card(s)
    Intel(R) HD Graphics 520
    Sound Card
    Intel(R) HD Graphics 520 + RealTek Audio
    Monitor(s) Displays
    Dell laptop display 15"
    Screen Resolution
    1920 * 1080
    Hard Drives
    Toshiba 128GB M.2 22300 drive
    INTEL Cherryville 520 Series SSDSC2CW180A 180 GB SATA III SSD
    PSU
    Dell
    Case
    Dell
    Cooling
    Dell
    Keyboard
    Dell
    Mouse
    Logitech MX Master 3S (shared w. Sys 1) | Dell TouchPad
    Internet Speed
    AT&T LightSpeed Gigabit Duplex Ftth
It works fine in everything else but no windows sounds.
 

My Computer

System One

  • OS
    Win 11 Pro 25H2 26200.8728
    Computer type
    PC/Desktop
    Manufacturer/Model
    Custom
    CPU
    Intel i5-12400F
    Motherboard
    MSI PRO B760M P
    Memory
    2 x16gb DDR4 Patriot Viper Elite II 4000MHz
    Graphics Card(s)
    ASUS GeForce RTX 3060 Dual OC 12GB
    Sound Card
    onboard Realtek
    Monitor(s) Displays
    KTC 32 inch 180Hz Curved Gaming Monitor
    Screen Resolution
    2560x1440
    Hard Drives
    1x SP 512GB NVME (Windows)
    1x 2TB SSD (Downloads)
    1x 2TB BX500 (Games)
    1x 2TB NVME (Steam)
    1x 1TB NVME (Macrium, Stuff)
    PSU
    CORSAIR RM750e (2025) Platinum Fully Modular
    Case
    CORSAIR Frame 4000D RS White
    Cooling
    Thermalright Assassin X120 SE ARGB White
    Keyboard
    Z-88 RGB Mechanical White
    Mouse
    Red Dragon 612 Predator RGB
    Internet Speed
    750/50
    Browser
    Chrome
    Antivirus
    Windows
Make sure system sounds is not set to 0 in Settings --> (search for) Sound mixer settings.

They are working for me just fine.
 

My Computers

System One System Two

  • OS
    Windows 11 23H2 Current build
    Computer type
    PC/Desktop
    Manufacturer/Model
    HomeBrew
    CPU
    AMD Ryzen 9 3950X
    Motherboard
    MSI MEG X570 GODLIKE
    Memory
    4 * 32 GB - Corsair Vengeance 3600 MHz
    Graphics Card(s)
    EVGA GeForce RTX 3080 Ti XC3 ULTRA GAMING (12G-P5-3955-KR)
    Sound Card
    Realtek® ALC1220 Codec
    Monitor(s) Displays
    2x Eve Spectrum ES07D03 4K Gaming Monitor (Matte) | Eve Spectrum ES07DC9 4K Gaming Monitor (Glossy)
    Screen Resolution
    3x 3840 x 2160
    Hard Drives
    3x Samsung 980 Pro NVMe PCIe 4 M.2 2 TB SSD (MZ-V8P2T0B/AM) } 3x Sabrent Rocket NVMe 4.0 1 TB SSD (USB)
    PSU
    PC Power & Cooling’s Silencer Series 1050 Watt, 80 Plus Platinum
    Case
    Fractal Design Define 7 XL Dark ATX Full Tower Case
    Cooling
    Arctic Liquid Freezer III 420 RGB + Air 3x 140mm case fans (pull front) + 1x 120 mm (push back) and 1 x 120 mm (pull bottom)
    Keyboard
    SteelSeries Apex Pro Wired Gaming Keyboard
    Mouse
    Logitech MX Master 3S | MX Master 3 for Business
    Internet Speed
    AT&T LightSpeed Gigabit Duplex Ftth
    Browser
    Nightly (default) + Firefox (stable), Chrome, Edge , Arc
    Antivirus
    Defender + MB 5 Beta
  • Operating System
    ChromeOS Flex Dev Channel (current)
    Computer type
    Laptop
    Manufacturer/Model
    Dell Latitude E5470
    CPU
    Intel(R) Core(TM) i5-6300U CPU @ 2.40GHz, 2501 Mhz, 2 Core(s), 4 Logical Processor(s)
    Motherboard
    Dell
    Memory
    16 GB
    Graphics card(s)
    Intel(R) HD Graphics 520
    Sound Card
    Intel(R) HD Graphics 520 + RealTek Audio
    Monitor(s) Displays
    Dell laptop display 15"
    Screen Resolution
    1920 * 1080
    Hard Drives
    Toshiba 128GB M.2 22300 drive
    INTEL Cherryville 520 Series SSDSC2CW180A 180 GB SATA III SSD
    PSU
    Dell
    Case
    Dell
    Cooling
    Dell
    Keyboard
    Dell
    Mouse
    Logitech MX Master 3S (shared w. Sys 1) | Dell TouchPad
    Internet Speed
    AT&T LightSpeed Gigabit Duplex Ftth
I worked it out, forgot I had FX Sound installed, only realised when loading up Black Mesa had no sound either! Uninstalled FX Sound, and bang all is good again, even got the startup sound when rebooting.
 

My Computer

System One

  • OS
    Win 11 Pro 25H2 26200.8728
    Computer type
    PC/Desktop
    Manufacturer/Model
    Custom
    CPU
    Intel i5-12400F
    Motherboard
    MSI PRO B760M P
    Memory
    2 x16gb DDR4 Patriot Viper Elite II 4000MHz
    Graphics Card(s)
    ASUS GeForce RTX 3060 Dual OC 12GB
    Sound Card
    onboard Realtek
    Monitor(s) Displays
    KTC 32 inch 180Hz Curved Gaming Monitor
    Screen Resolution
    2560x1440
    Hard Drives
    1x SP 512GB NVME (Windows)
    1x 2TB SSD (Downloads)
    1x 2TB BX500 (Games)
    1x 2TB NVME (Steam)
    1x 1TB NVME (Macrium, Stuff)
    PSU
    CORSAIR RM750e (2025) Platinum Fully Modular
    Case
    CORSAIR Frame 4000D RS White
    Cooling
    Thermalright Assassin X120 SE ARGB White
    Keyboard
    Z-88 RGB Mechanical White
    Mouse
    Red Dragon 612 Predator RGB
    Internet Speed
    750/50
    Browser
    Chrome
    Antivirus
    Windows
Often this is due to the generic Windows HD audio driver not working properly with the Realtek HD audio chip on the motherboard, if you have on-board audio support. You may need to search for the Realtek download site and download and install genuine Realtek drivers and codecs. I went for several months after upgrading to Windows 8 from 7, believing it had no sounds, then I discovered the reason why.
 

My Computer

System One

  • OS
    Windows 11, update 21H2 29/06/2021 10.0.22000.51
    Computer type
    PC/Desktop
    Manufacturer/Model
    Apple iMac9,1
    CPU
    Intel(R) Core(TM)2 Duo E8435 @ 3.06GHz
    Motherboard
    Apple Inc. Mac-F2218FA9
    Memory
    8 GB DDR3
    Graphics Card(s)
    Nvidia GForce GT 130
    Sound Card
    Realtek HD audio
    Monitor(s) Displays
    Imac 2009 23"
    Screen Resolution
    1920x1200
    Hard Drives
    WDC WD1001FALS-40K1B0 SATA 1TB
    PSU
    Apple
    Case
    Aluminium (or is it Aluminum?)
    Cooling
    Fan
    Keyboard
    USB UK extended generic
    Mouse
    Novatech USB wheel optical mouse
    Internet Speed
    51.4 down 16.7 up ethernet
    Browser
    Chrome
    Antivirus
    MS Defender
    Other Info
    obtained secondhand from CEX 2018 £140
fafhrd said:
You may need to search for the Realtek download site and download and install genuine Realtek drivers and codecs
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I do know that, I have update drivers of all I need on this pc. All FX Sound did on win 11 was stop SOME sounds. Anyway I uninstalled FX Sound and all good.
 

My Computer

System One

  • OS
    Win 11 Pro 25H2 26200.8728
    Computer type
    PC/Desktop
    Manufacturer/Model
    Custom
    CPU
    Intel i5-12400F
    Motherboard
    MSI PRO B760M P
    Memory
    2 x16gb DDR4 Patriot Viper Elite II 4000MHz
    Graphics Card(s)
    ASUS GeForce RTX 3060 Dual OC 12GB
    Sound Card
    onboard Realtek
    Monitor(s) Displays
    KTC 32 inch 180Hz Curved Gaming Monitor
    Screen Resolution
    2560x1440
    Hard Drives
    1x SP 512GB NVME (Windows)
    1x 2TB SSD (Downloads)
    1x 2TB BX500 (Games)
    1x 2TB NVME (Steam)
    1x 1TB NVME (Macrium, Stuff)
    PSU
    CORSAIR RM750e (2025) Platinum Fully Modular
    Case
    CORSAIR Frame 4000D RS White
    Cooling
    Thermalright Assassin X120 SE ARGB White
    Keyboard
    Z-88 RGB Mechanical White
    Mouse
    Red Dragon 612 Predator RGB
    Internet Speed
    750/50
    Browser
    Chrome
    Antivirus
    Windows

My Computer

System One

  • OS
    Win 11 Pro 25H2 26200.8728
    Computer type
    PC/Desktop
    Manufacturer/Model
    Custom
    CPU
    Intel i5-12400F
    Motherboard
    MSI PRO B760M P
    Memory
    2 x16gb DDR4 Patriot Viper Elite II 4000MHz
    Graphics Card(s)
    ASUS GeForce RTX 3060 Dual OC 12GB
    Sound Card
    onboard Realtek
    Monitor(s) Displays
    KTC 32 inch 180Hz Curved Gaming Monitor
    Screen Resolution
    2560x1440
    Hard Drives
    1x SP 512GB NVME (Windows)
    1x 2TB SSD (Downloads)
    1x 2TB BX500 (Games)
    1x 2TB NVME (Steam)
    1x 1TB NVME (Macrium, Stuff)
    PSU
    CORSAIR RM750e (2025) Platinum Fully Modular
    Case
    CORSAIR Frame 4000D RS White
    Cooling
    Thermalright Assassin X120 SE ARGB White
    Keyboard
    Z-88 RGB Mechanical White
    Mouse
    Red Dragon 612 Predator RGB
    Internet Speed
    750/50
    Browser
    Chrome
    Antivirus
    Windows
I had the same problem with FX Sound. I uninstalled it, and installed again. And it works again.
 

My Computer

System One

  • OS
    Windows 11
    CPU
    Intel Core i7 8700 @ 3.20GHz Coffee Lake 14nm Tech
    Motherboard
    MEDION B360H4-EM (U3E1)
    Memory
    32,0 GB 3200 Mhz Kingston
    Graphics Card(s)
    3071MB NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1060 3GB
    Sound Card
    Realtek High Definition Audio
    Monitor(s) Displays
    TCL SMART TV
    Screen Resolution
    3840 x 2160 60 Hz
    Hard Drives
    931GB TOSHIBA DT01ACA100 (SATA )
    119GB FORESEE 128GB SSD (SATA (SSD))
    1862GB Western Digital WD Elements 10B8 USB Device (USB (SATA)
    3725GB Western Digital WD My Passport 25E1 USB Device (USB (SATA) (SSD)
    1862GB Western Digital WD Elements 25A3 USB Device (USB (SATA))
    Browser
    Firefox Beta 64 Bits
    Antivirus
    Windows Defender
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