No Audio Output Device is Installed Error – Windows

If you see No Audio Output Device is installed Error when you hover your mouse over the the sound icon in your task bar, your audio problem is probably caused by one of these issues: Windows has disabled your audio device or your PC doesn’t have the latest correct device drivers installed, and Windows therefore can’t ‘talk’ to the device.

It means your audio adapter (card) is not working anymore. You may hear the beep sound for warnings which comes from the mini speaker built into the board for beeping only to indicate issues. This software error can be really annoying as this can make your device absolute without an audio output.

Before we get down with the process, first simply check wither the audio jacks has been properly inserted or not or whether the audio has been muted. Try out all the simple things that you might have missed out which might have caused the issue. If everything is okay but are still facing the issue then you can go ahead with the solution.

Fix No Audio Output Device is Installed issue

Fix Error #1: Use The Audio Troubleshooter

1. Right click on the Speaker Icon, a pop up will appear. Click Troubleshoot sound problems.
2. The audio troubleshooter will look for the issues and display the results once the search is completed.
3. Play any audio file to check for sound.

Fix Error #2: Update Audio Drivers

1. On your keyboard, press the Windows logo key and R at the same time to invoke a Run command.
2. Type devmgmt.msc in the run box and press Enter to open Device Manager.
3. Locate and expand Sound, video and game controllers category in the list and right-click on your Audio Device then select Enable (If already enabled then skip this step).
4. If your audio device is already enabled then right-click on your Audio Device then select Update Driver Software.
5. Now select “Search automatically for updated driver software” and let the process finish.
6. If it wasn’t able to update your audio device then again select Update Driver Software.
7. This time select “Browse my computer for driver software“ and Next, select “Let me pick from a list of device drivers on my computer.“
8. Select the appropriate driver from the list and click Next.
9. Let the process complete and then restart your PC.
10. Alternatively, go to your manufacturer’s audio device website and download the latest drivers.

Fix Error #3: Use Add legacy to install audio drivers

1. On your keyboard, press the Windows logo key and R at the same time to invoke a Run command.
2. Type devmgmt.msc in the run box and press Enter to open Device Manager.
3. Locate and select the Sound, video and game controllers category in the list and then click on Action in Top Menu and select Add legacy hardware.
4. On the Welcome to Add Hardware Wizard click Next to start the to start the Add Hardware wizard.
5. Select Search for and install hardware automatically (Recommended).
6. If the wizard did not find any new hardware then click Next.
7. On the next screen, you should see a list of hardware types. Scroll down until you see Sound, video and game controllers. Select it and click Next.
8. Now select the Manufacturer and the model of the sound card and then click Next.
9. Click Next to install the device and then click Finish when the installation is complete.
10. Reboot your system to save changes

Fix Error #4: Uninstall & Reinstall the audio driver

1. On your keyboard, press the Windows logo key and R at the same time to invoke a Run command.
2. Type devmgmt.msc in the run box and press Enter to open Device Manager.
3. Locate and expand Sound, video and game controllers category in the list and right-click on your Audio Device then select Uninstall.
4. Restart your PC. After restarting, Windows should automatically re-install the sound driver.