Audio
Playback devices, Bluetooth headsets, and no-sound problems.
Fixes
- USB Audio No Sound or Code 10 After Windows Update KB5124008FixKB5124008 stops some USB Audio Class 1.0 devices: Code 10, no sound, or silence in 7.1. The 14 September out-of-band update fixes the multichannel half on 24H2 and 25H2. On 26H2 nothing is fixed yet.Last verified September 2026
- USB controller, headset or mouse keeps disconnecting on Windows 11FixThe usual advice is to disable USB selective suspend. Microsoft strongly recommends not doing that. Work through power, ports and cables first, then target one device.Last verified September 2026
- Game Audio and Voice Chat Come Out of the Same DeviceFixWindows already keeps a separate default for voice apps — most people never find it. Set the headset as the Default Communication Device and voice chat splits off on its own.Last verified September 2026
- Microphone Works in Discord but Not in Your GameFixWindows keeps two default microphones, not one. Discord asks for the communication device and most games ask for the default device — if they differ, only one hears you.Last verified September 2026
- Bluetooth Headphones Connected but No Sound on WindowsFixWindows shows the headphones as connected but plays nothing. Usually it picked the hands-free calling profile instead of the stereo one, or is still using the laptop speakers.Last verified September 2026
- No Sound on Windows 11: How to Fix ItFixNo sound on Windows 11 is usually the wrong output device being selected, not a broken driver. Check that first, then work down to enhancements and drivers.Last verified September 2026
About Audio pages
What is collected here
Every published fix and compatibility answer tagged Audio, newest first. A page appears here whenever Audio is one of the things it affects, so pages that span several areas show up under each of them rather than only the first.
Fixes and compatibility answers are different things
A fix addresses something that is broken and walks through resolving it. A compatibility answer addresses whether two things work together at all, and opens with yes, no, or partly. They are listed separately because the question you arrived with determines which one helps.
Ordering and dates
Within a page, fixes run safest-first: the reversible steps come before the invasive ones. Across this list, pages carry either a verification date, meaning the claims were re-checked against their sources, or an updated date where no re-check has run yet.
The rules behind all of this are written down in the editorial standards, and the publishing system enforces them. Found a fix that is wrong, outdated, or unsafe? Tell us — corrections are handled before new pages.