There is nothing to worry about. Just follow the simple fixes listed below and if they don’t work, we have listed down a number of different articles for you to follow and implement on your system.
Solution 1: Displaying hidden devices
The most common solution to the ‘No playback devices’ on your computer is to display the hidden devices at your command prompt and then either updating them or uninstalling them. Device manager tends to hide devices which are either not working or not compatible on your computer. These steps will fix that.
Some of the devices which you might consider uninstalling are: Note: Greyed out devices doesn’t mean that you have to uninstall all of them. Only uninstall the devices which you know for certain that you don’t need. If you do remove that many devices, it may induce a problem in Windows and you might have to reactivate it.
Solution 2: Installing High Definition Audio Device instead of default one
Many users reported that installing High Definition Audio Device driver instead of IDT High Definition Audio CODEC or Realtek High Definition Audio etc. solved the problem for them. The sound quality of both the drivers is pretty much the same. The only loss of functionality which you will notice is the control panel which only Realtek provides. Note: If this doesn’t work, try downloading the drivers from your manufacturer’s website and install them using the method listed above. In most cases, this also solved the problem.
Solution 3: Restarting Audio Services
Windows has an Audio service on its system to handle and manage all the audio transmission. If these audio services are not running or are not started by the operating system properly, it might induce problems like displaying the error message under discussion. We will make sure that Windows Audio is up and running. Note: You can also make sure that the service Windows Audio Endpoint Builder is working perfectly. In addition to the above solutions, you can also check out our other articles which also address the same problem. Maybe you will some solution there which works for your situation.
