How to Fix Computer Speakers That Can't Be Heard or Have No Sound

There are many reasons why your computer speakers have no sound or cannot be heard. It may be due to objective reasons or because your computer device (laptop/PC/Desktop) has a problem. Let's explore the causes and how to fix the cause of no sound on computer speakers in this article with TipsMake.

What is the cause of no sound on computer speakers?

There are many reasons why computer speakers have no sound . You can check your computer for errors or problems that cause your computer speakers to not be heard in the following cases:

1. Computer speakers cannot be heard because Playback Devices is not turned on. 

- This is a common error that causes the computer speaker to have no sound. It may be because you accidentally turned off Playback Devices on the device.

- To fix the error of not being able to hear the computer speakers in this case is very simple, you just need to turn on Playback Devices on the device again to adjust the volume and your computer speakers can play sound normally.

- Open Taskbar, select Playback Devices and double-click to turn the blue speaker icon back on and it will work normally.

2. Computer speakers cannot be heard due to conflicts with running software.

This is also an objective error, difficult to avoid when you are using the computer. Some software on the computer may conflict with each other, causing the sound driver to be hidden or not working.

To fix this error, you just need to turn off all active applications as well as applications running in the background (Open Task Manager and check the active applications and turn them off with End Task)

3. Computer speakers not working due to hardware failure

Another objective reason why the computer speaker has no sound is because your sound output device on the computer is broken, this is a hardware error and is difficult to fix yourself. You can bring it to warranty centers or computer repair shops, components to check and replace as well as fix hardware errors.

4. Some computer speakers cannot be heard because the audio device (speaker) plugged into the computer is not plugged in.

This is one of the errors you can fix yourself, by checking if your speaker device is plugged into a power source or not? Is the signal light on?

If everything is ok, you can also check the speaker jacks from the device to the computer (USB connection port, 3.5 audio port) and make sure they are still working and receiving signals.

You also need to pay attention to consider whether to turn on the speaker volume on the screen or not? By clicking on Playback Devices and increase the volume to the levels to see the sound output.

How to fix computer speakers with no sound simply 

Here are some simple tips you can do at home to fix the problem of no sound on your computer speakers:

1. Restart your computer to refresh the applications

- You need to check if the computer speaker devices are connected properly, and if Playback Devices are turned on and the volume is set to a suitable level.

- Restart your computer, the system may ask you to End Task the running tasks. 

- After logging into the system screen, you can check if the computer speaker is working properly.

2. Increase the volume of Windows Volume to increase the output volume of the computer speakers

You can increase the volume of the Volume section in Windows by clicking on the speaker icon in the Taskbar and dragging the sound column up.

3. Increase the volume of the application you are using or on the browser to fix the speaker not hearing anything error

You can look on the music player application you are using, maybe Windows Media Player (for example) and increase the sound bar and listen again to see if the speaker is playing sound or not

Also if you are enjoying sound on browsers you can do the same to see if the sound from the speakers is available or not.

4. If you are plugging in an external speaker device (headphones, speakers,.), you can check whether the connection ports have a signal or not.

You can try unplugging and replugging the connection ports. Usually, when the connection is successful, a notification will be displayed (maybe USB port or 3.5 speaker port).

If your computer still plays sound normally but the external speaker device cannot be heard, you need to check again that the external speaker device is still working normally.

5. Use Microsoft FixIt Troubleshooters on Windows to fix computer speaker not working issues

This is a fairly simple method and you can apply it to computers using Windows 7 or higher, as Microsoft has integrated a way to fix sound problems in Windows.

- Find Hardware and Sound on your computer, right-click and select Troubleshoot audio playback. After the notification window appears, select Next to begin the process of fixing the error of the computer speaker not being heard.

6. Update Sound Driver on your computer easily

- You can update or repair the Sound Driver on your computer by going to Device Manager, selecting Sound, video and game controllers.

- In the Sound section, select High Definition Audio Device and right-click, select Repair or Update Driver Software to repair or update the Driver for the sound section.

Above are some of the causes and solutions for computer speakers that have no sound , cannot be heard very simply that TipsMake has shared. Hopefully the information is useful for you. Wish you success in fixing the computer speakers that have no sound! 

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Kareem Winters

Update 16 January 2025