Follow the control panel route instructions to set your default audio device.
Custom windows sounds not working.
The tips are listed in order so start with the first one see if that helps and then continue to the next one if it doesn t.
The current audio format may not work correctly with your pc s hardware.
Notification sound not working after windows 10 update.
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Fix sound problems in windows 10.
If this doesn t work you may not have the right audio device set as the default.
Conexant smartaudio hd then choose your preferred sound system.
Find your sound card in the device manager again then right click it and select uninstall.
It may be that you have multiple sound systems.
If updating your windows 10 audio driver doesn t work try uninstalling and reinstalling it.
Windows re installs the driver at the next system reboot.
In sound dialog scroll down to notification in program events section.
Click on the one you would like to use by going to the taskbar and clicking the sound option.
Then click on the name of your sound speakers i e.
If you re using custom sounds for a number of events it s also a good idea to click the save as button to create a custom sound scheme in case settings ever change and you want a way to re.
If that still doesn t work move on to the next step.
Make sure your physical sound card is working.
If you re having audio problems the following suggestions might help.
Uninstall and reinstall your audio driver.