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    Question Switching between speakers and headphones

    Hi, I built a new PC but am struggling to set up my audio. I usually use my speakers for browsing, music, netflix and switch to my headphones for gaming. My new PC uses a MSI B450 Gaming Plus and I installed the Realtek HD Universal Driver from MSI (version 6.0.8858.1). I installed Windows...
  2. S

    Question RealTek Microphone Too Quiet

    So i've tried looking this up a lot, but so far nothing has worked. I have a Maono mic with RealTek drivers on my a320m-hdv motherboard latest version of Windows 10, and all my drivers are up to date. I have already troubleshooted. I do not see the Mic Boost option for my mic, so that's one...
  3. R

    Question MIC PROBLEM ! ! !

    Hello i got this problem with headset (Hyperx Sting). When i plugin in to front panel, sound in headset is fine, but mic strange noise (look at attachment). After uninstalling and reinstalling drivers my headset becomes speaker and makes crisp sound in headset. but mic then works fine. I tried...
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    Question Static in headphones

    Good Morning! I'm hoping to find some help with a small issue with my new laptop. I recently purchased a Razer Blade 15 2019 model in order to play games while traveling for work. I've noticed that my right headphone is often making a buzzing/static noise when changing windows, or when I click...
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    [SOLVED] My computer detects headphones as speakers.

    So, on the basic audio drivers on the MOBO, my front panel detects headphones as speakers, but when I update to the Realtek Drivers on the manufacturers site (it's an MSI B450 PRO-M2), it doesn't detect headphones at all, but I need Stereo Mix, but it's only on the newest drivers (there are two...
  6. S

    Question My usb wifi adapter keeps randomly disconnecting?

    I got this Wi-Fi adapter a couple weeks ago and it was working fine the first day I was using it, after a little while the internet would have a 10 second lag spike, after a couple days it would just disconnect me from my internet completely. I tried contacting the manufacture to help me with...
  7. VaeVictus1987

    [SOLVED] Win 10 comes with Realtek audio drivers already installed that I cannot uninstall?

    Hello, The ultimate goal is to run HD Audio Manager, so I can configure my multiple physical devices. But no matter where I try to download drivers from, I get stuck in the install/uninstall loop. And I cannot break from it because I don't see the "Realtek High Definition Audio Driver" to...
  8. JC Static

    Question Gigabyte Aorus Z390 Rear Audio Jack with Realtek not working.

    Hi guys. First time posting here. I recently built a new PC with Gigabyte's Z390 Auros Pro (no wifi). My issue is with the Rear Audio Jack not working when I plug in my speakers. No sound is coming out of it even though my window's settings show that the speakers are plugged in. I've already...
  9. OBTA13

    Question PC won't turn on troubleshooting

    So I built this PC myself a few years back. Probably like 3 or 4. Anyway, I go to turn it on after work and there's a small pop, like a short or blown cap or something and it won't power at all. I opened it up and can't find any noticible damage to any of the capa. Where do I start...
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    Question Sound devices very quickly and constantly cutting out and switching.

    Hello everyone! I'm posting for a friend (who will be commenting shortly), I have an issue with my newly built system. It's my sound devices going haywire. looking at sound devices, I could see digital audio and realtek speakers cutting in and out very quickly and continuously. The effect is a...
  11. malancinas

    Question PC keeps uninstalling working drivers and reinstalling non working ones

    I have changed my MB and started having these issues since then. I have disabled auto-update drivers and still getting this issue. I have downloaded the correct drivers my Gigabyte for my headphones and once going through the wizard it forces me to restart and they work. Once the PC starts up...
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    [SOLVED] Missing Realtek HD Audio Manager / Static From Headphones

    Hey all, I recently performed a fresh install of Windows 10 from USB; everything went smooth, but I've noticed that I'm missing Realtek HD Audio Manager and its corresponding drivers. These are important to me because they enable extra enhancement options in the Sound Control Panel, and my...
  13. HerrHerk

    Question Front panel Audio Jack is allways on max volume

    So my problem is quiet simple to describe, but caused me a lot of headacke lately. Somehow my Realtek HDA manager wasn't showing up, but after 2 days of tryharding i managed to make it work prperly. Sound equlizer and every function is jsut fine, but one! It only works if my headphones connect...
  14. Perellex

    Question My PC no longer plays sound and does not properly shutdown/restart anymore

    I powered on my computer yesterday and everything was working normally. Then I shut it down and later that night, I started it again and realized that there was no sound playing. I clicked the speaker icon in the taskbar and it showed steam streaming audio or something like that, not the usual...
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    Question Audio and Video problem - Windows 10 1903

    Good day all, I am having two issues with my laptop as stated below. Please note that these issues were not present when I previously used the laptop (3 days ago). I am using an ASUS Laptop X541UA running the following OS: Windows 10 Home Single Language Version: 1903 Build: 18362.418 64-bit...
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    Question Audio driver missing and pc fan won't turn off after shutdown

    After the latest windows update last week my pc's audio driver suddenly gone missing it's not on the device manager list (im using realtek that comes from my mobo). I tried reinstalling it a few times but when it restarts my pc after installing the driver is gone. I tried to recover my windows...
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    Question Asus M5A99X EVO R2.0- Audio issues

    I'm out of ideas and seeking some suggestions. My computer does not output audio through the motherboard. I have a Nvidia geforce 1050 connected via HDMI that i can get audio out of. I've tried disabling digital audio within the Nvidia control panel. I've tried downloading the realtek audio...
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    [SOLVED] My sound for any Steam game becomes significantly quieter

    My PC audio, whether it be watching Netflix, YouTube, or anything unrelated to Steam games, is perfectly normal. At 100% max volume, it's loud, clear, and all the above. However, when I open a Steam game and play it, such as CSGO or Rust, the volume sounds so quiet (when compared to it before)...
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    [SOLVED] 802.11ac not working

    my adapter is RTL8812BU. I tried uninstalling it, i even uninstalled windows and it still doesnt work. when i switch to ac, it connects for 10 seconds, and then proceeds to disconnect. my router supports it, and i dont have problems on my other devices. when i use a/n i get a really unstable...
  20. L

    [SOLVED] My sound has stopped working becuase i recently installed realtek audio driver

    recently I bought new headphones but the microphone wasn't working so I downloaded the most recent realtek audio driver however now my computer audio stays at 67 and if you turn it up sound stops working even if you turn it back down to 67 please help.
  21. -Arke-

    My AMD drivers just broke Realtek and I cannot fix it.

    Hello there!! Title is pretty much self explanatory. Yesterday I happened to upgrade my AMD drivers from 18.x.x to 19.5.2 (recommended). Then, at night when I was playing and using Discord, many comrades told me that my voice didn't sound right and they could barely understand me. I then tried...
  22. MachoFantastico

    Question Quiet audio - B450 Tomahawk Motherboard.

    Hi everyone, So this as been driving me mad. Recently build a new setup with a Tomahawk B450 motherboard and a Ryzen 5 3600, despite some of the usual issues everything as been great. Trouble is the audio out of my headphones is so low it can be hard to even hear anything. I have tried a...
  23. Skydaz

    [SOLVED] Fuzz Sound at 3.5mm jack

    I just buy a new custom made pc. I used it for 1 week, when playing games i plug in the usb type headphone,so there is no problem at all, but suddenly when i use normal 3.5mm headphone and plug it in at the headphone jack,the headphone produce fuzzy sound like fuuzzzzzzzzzz ,but my usb type...
  24. plast0000

    [SOLVED] RTL8723be frequent disconnecting and disappearing

    A wifi card in a hp laptop sometimes disconnects from wifi network and sometimes completely disappears. After disappearing we reboot to bring it back. and sometimes one reboot ain't enough. It's not a wifi access point issue because no other device suffers from this. even the second hp laptop...
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    [SOLVED] Realtek ALC1200 vs Fiio Olympus 2 E10k

    From what I've heard, Realtek ALC1200 has a really good sounding DAC. But many people says external DAC/AMP gives the best audio quality. In my country, I have only Fiio DAC/AMPs or other budget options to choose from. So if I already have ALC1200 in my motherboard, will getting a Fiio Olympus...
  26. Y

    Question Realtek Audio Console Not working.

    Hello, yesterday I tried to uninstall and reinstall Realtek Audio drivers and now I cannot open Realtek Audio Console, it gives an error "Cannot connect to RPC Service." Please tell me some fix. It used to work. Motherboard: Asus Prime Z370-p
  27. S

    Question motherboard 3.5mm inputs not working

    My computer randomly stopped recognizing my 3.5 mm inputs for no reason I've been trying to fix this for a while. I've uninstalled and reinstalled my audio drivers from all the places but whenever I do my realtek folder only shows two files RtlUpd64 and USetup.iss I did notice one thing tho...
  28. Flamesjowel

    [SOLVED] 5.1 Surround not working

    Hi, This is driving me mad and I can't seem to resolve this on my own despite reading and trying multiple solutions... I have a Logitech Z506 5.1 surround sound speaker system hooked up to my computer (mobo). The cables are correctly plugged in, I know they are because Win10 sound management...
  29. BUST_ER

    Question Static sound from my Monitor, Audio Issue?

    I just built a new pc and installed my GPU driver which gave me Nvidia High definition audio in my device manager but I already had Realtek High Definition in my Device Manager. I was told you shouldn't have two of these. I can hear a small static sound coming from my monitor and I was...
  30. S

    Question Strange problem with MSI Z170A onboard audio

    I have an MSI Z170A Gaming Pro motherboard with a Realtek audio chip. I have been experiencing a strange problem with the onboard audio for the past week or so. I usually connect my speakers to the rear jack - Occasionally, the volume goes down by a lot, and the sound becomes muffled. When this...
  31. S

    Question Realtek WLAN adapter problem

    Hey guys, I have a Lenovo Ideapad 100-15IBY running Windows 8 When I'm on WiFi, I keep seeing the yellow alert on my WiFi icon (meaning there is an issue) and I'm unable to browse the internet. If I troubleshoot, it's fixes a 'the default gateway is not available' problem for a few minutes but...
  32. L

    Question Realtek audio not working on gigabyte mobo HELP

    I own a Gigabyte GA-Z270XP-SLI So yesterday I was playing when suddenly my PC crashed and I had to restart. The problem is that after my restart my headset stopped working, I notice that I didn't have the option to select Realtek audio on the playback device list (I can only select my monitor...
  33. R

    [SOLVED] How to get headphone and speaker to play same audio at same time

    How to get both to play same audio at same time? My motherboard is a gigabyte ax370-gaming rev1.x with latest audio driver from gigabyte and Realtek Audio Console/Control from windoes store since the newer drivers won't come with realtek hd manager anymore. Problem is on connection of speaker...
  34. B

    Question Realtek Audio Not working on Windows 10

    Had to restart my PC because PC froze. Upon restart the PC the audio control wasn't on my sound menu. I check the apps and features and the drivers are installed on my system. I have re downloaded the Asus audio drivers and that also has not fixed the issue. Would love to get this working as i...
  35. S

    Question Realtek audio glitch after changing motherboard

    I used to have an Asus m5a97 plus motherboard and when I went into the realtek hd audio manager and plugged my headphones in it always asked me what I plugged in. There were two options: one was speakers and one was headphones, and now I changed my motherboard to an ASRock b450m pro4 and I...
  36. vulcanraven

    Question Realtek Hd Driver making my pc to crash why

    i just bought a new asus laptop Fx 505 Du, trying to update all drivers i started to get this error -tread stuck in device driver- or sometimes just a black screen, i delete the realtek driver by mistake and start using the windows audio driver and the games stop crashing, after reinstalling the...
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    Discussion Audio Unsyncing on all websites

    For a while now I'd say a year my audio on youtube, youtubetv, HBO, plex everything unsyncs after a matter of time while watching. I've tried reinstalling realteks driver numerous times and although that does solve the problem for the time after I reinstall as soon as I turn off my computer and...
  38. J

    Question Headphones and Realtek not working

    I recently got a Kotion Each G2000 Headset. The mic works for my phone and PS4 but not my PC. After some searching it seemed like I had to update my Realtek driver. That was when I realized I did not have Realtek listed under my device manager. A few videos said to go to mobo site (MSI) and get...
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    Question I no longer have Realtek Audio / Any audio at all

    Hello, I logged on to my PC today and found out I no longer have Realtek audio / any audio at all. I have tried many solutions such as, Troubleshooting Active Sound Trying to reinstall Realtek software (Couldn't Find It) Trying to update the Realtek Drivers (It isn't even in my device manager...
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    Question Unable to detect audio / Realtek ASROCK Fatal1ty X470 Gaming K4

    I recently purchased a Fatal1ty X470 Gaming K4 and updated the bios to the latest version on the motherboard support page(https://www.asrock.com/MB/AMD/Fatal1ty%20X470%20Gaming%20K4/index.asp#BIOS ) and also installed other drivers available there. I installed the realtek high definition audio...