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A package of audio drivers which comes pre-installed on many laptops and desktops.

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Windows audio sounds muffled when plugging headphones back in

I've recently began to encounter an issue where my audio would sound very muffled. Often times, voices are completely drowned out by some other audio. For example, when playing Overwatch, I can barely ...
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Why does audio work in Linux but not in Windows?

Model: MSI GL63 8SE Problem: Headphones audio work in Linux and Windows Speakers audio work in Linux only Observations: In Windows, the audio output default seems to be headphones connector In ...
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Sending audio signal to both back and front with Realtek USB Audio Devices

Old answers no longer apply. It appears to no longer be possible to simultaneously output the same audio stream to the front and back audio jacks when using new 'Realtek USB Audio' devices like the ...
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Sound glitch disappears when changing the RealTek driver version without restarting the computer

I am under Window 10 Pro (build 19044). Today I started experiencing a glitch when listening to MP3s with generated speech (produced using Amazon Polly). The glitch is a stutter close to the beginning ...
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Windows 10 sounds are played only when changing speakers volume

I have Windows 10 Dell Latitude 5420 laptop with the Realtek sound device. Sounds from laptop speaker suddenly stop working. The only sound are played when volume is changed. Other sounds when ...
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How to prevent Realtek(R) Audio to be installed automatically? [duplicate]

I have an issue with Realtek(R) Audio, even if my laptop isn't old (Lenovo P53s). On Realtek(R) Audio wired headset and wired earphones has very low mic volume (Bluetooth earphone mic works well, but ...
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How can I make my 1/8" audio input "dumb" again?

My Windows 10 notebook computer displays a Realtek Audio™ notification each and every time I plug in my headphones. The notification asks me what I plugged in (e.g. headphones, microphone, speakers, ...
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Will Realtek audio manager detect my USB microphone if i use a convert USB female to jack 3.5 male?

So i now using a razer seiren mini which has usb head plug into my PC I find out that realtek audio manager can only detect jack 3.5 devices plug in (Is this true?) Will Realtek audio manager will ...
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Realtek High Definition Audio on Asus laptop: white / static noise and light "pop" whenever a sound is played

Last week I bought a new Asus laptop (AMD Ryzen 9, Windows 11). Everything is working fine except a little but tedious problem about audio. Since the first boot up, I noticed every time a sound is ...
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Why when Earphone is plugged in the headphone front panel, its shows a converse status?

Problem When AUDIO port is not connected to Motherboard (not using headphone front panel) When I plug in the Earphone at the rear panel -> rear panel has sound (everything is fine) When AUDIO ...
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Logitech z623 2.1 Left Speaker Not Working

The left speaker is not working despite being connected. I turned the volume to max and min on the dial knob and all I could hear was a static/buzzing-like noise that reflected on the volume knob. ...
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Redetect hardware as after sysprep or first install on windows 10 w realtek Audio

I would like to rescan all the hardware and reset all the previous drivers because of some audio malfunctioning I'm not managing to solve in a hp zbook 15 g6 (w Bang Olufsen + realtek audio); it ...
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Unable to install Realtek High Definition Audio driver - "No Audio Output Device is installed."

Today my partner's Windows 10 Lenovo Yoga 720-13IKB decided it no longer wanted to produce any audio. It's coming up with "No Audio Output Device is installed.". Screenshot of the error ...
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No sound from speakers windows 11

I have a computer with biostar ta970 ver 5.3 mb, amd phenom II x6 1090T, 64G RAM, windows 11. The computer does not play sound. Sound property shows green when testing sound, but there is no sound. I ...
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Mic not working suddenly on Windows 10

My mic is not working on Windows 10 all of a sudden. It used to work for years then suddenly it stopped working. I replaced the mic with a new, though whenever I plug in the mic the system shows a ...
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What would prevent an OEM audio device driver from installing?

I maintain a cluster of HP XW8600 servers for CAD and Mathematica users - all running Windows 7. Additionally, all are using the onboard Realtek Audio chipset with the latest driver (6.0.1.5973) from ...
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Realtek ALC289 codec not found on the whole internet

I'm trying to find a codec on internet to make my microphone work on my Dell XPS 13. Since I've installed ubuntu 20.04, my microphone stop working, whether I try the built-in microphone or an external ...
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Cannot change default audio format (Windows 11)

Microsoft Surface Book 3, 13.5″, Windows 11 Pro. The default sound output device won’t let me change the sample rate and bit depth. The corresponding Control Panel menu is grayed out with 16 bit, ...
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Realtek audio equalizer shortcut for turning off/on or preset change

I have an equalizer profile in the audio settings (Windows 10, Realtek audio) set up for my headphone which i manually turn on and off each night when i put my headphones on, but it would be be nice, ...
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issue with lenovo audio - windows 10

I am having an issue with my lenovo thinkpad since I bought it. No sound devices are installed , so the laptop speaker and microphone are not working (however I am able to use bluetotth speaker and ...
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Separate input jacks as independent input devices

So I have a pair of earbuds which I have been using for about 3 years now, they are still working (the output part, at least) and I use them daily for my laptop, however, their microphone recently ...
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Front Panel Jack Also Getting Detected As Speakers

I just recently installed realtek audio drivers on my windows 10 PC and since then my PC is only detecting my speakers. I have my speakers plugged into the rear panel. When I plug my headphones into ...
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Windows 10 Realtek Audio Console and ACER Laptop

I have an ACER laptop and want to use the Realtek Audio Console. I run it in Windows 10 and it says it cannot find the RPC Service. I find out I need the Realtek Audio Universal Service Driver 1.0.0....
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Windows 10 (64 bit) - Realtek is setting wrong ohms for headphones

More detail about my computer motherboard. It's a Gigabyte b450 aorus pro wifi. I have the Realtek audio console installed and when I plug in my headphones into the back of the motherboard it detects ...
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Sound compression is on despite volume leveling being switched off in Windows 10

I have an older ASUS ROG which uses Realtek for sound. For reasons I am unable to comprehend, it has begun adding sound compression despite this being switched off in all areas where this might be ...
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Can I get separate output on retasked jacks?

I'm using realtek audio console, and I've retasked my mic jack to speaker output. I wanted to have two separate output(2nd output), but instead I got only one, and 2nd output activates only when front ...
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Realtek onboard sound disappeared

Motherboard ASUSTeK COMPUTER INC. PRIME B360M-A From one day to the next Windows 10 no longer detected the onboard realtek audio only listing the HDMI output as a audio device. No hardware ...
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Windows Update completely messed up audio

I'm having really bad times and now Windows decided that I cannot even listen to music without my ears bleeding out of the horrible audio quality. Yesterday I got an update which took quite a long ...
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Realtek HD audio only uses speakers and headphones as one audio device

I want to record sounds using a desktop recorder, but for some reason only speakers can be used as a playback device. I want to separate the speakers and headphones since Realtek is using only one ...
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Why is my pc Sound muffled in earphones but becomes okay when I press and hold the play button

The sound is muffled, the base sound are all cut out when I plug in headsets via the 3.5mm jack but when I press and hold the play button it sounds okay. Headsets without a pause/play button work fine ...
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Why can't open the realtek audio manager?

I download and install the latest 0009-64bit_Win7_Win8_Win81_Win10_R282.exe from its official website realtek audio manager. Why can't open Realtek Audio Manager in my Windows 10 to double click the ...
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Sound not working on Alfawise X5 with Linux Kernel 5.4.0-60-generic

I have an Alfawise X5, which has two sound devices installed, one is HDMI sound delivered by the Intel Atom X5-Z8350 processor (a system on a chip, Cherry Trail series), and a headphone jack that ...
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Windows 10 volume keeps resetting to 100% and nothing seems to fix it

I just built my first PC < 1 month ago and I keep having audio issues--specifically with Warzone--and I'm not quite sure what's causing it or how to fix it. My computer seems to have 2 different ...
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Sound stops after few seconds after Windows start

I've replaced motherboard, CPU and RAM. Windows 10 managed to continue working. I've installed Realtek drivers, but the sound stops after 10-15 seconds after boot. Not much in event logger. My USB ...
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Can I automate disabling and enabling a device in Windows 10?

Let me preface this by saying I am a complete novice with respect to computers. I have been having issues with the Realtek audio on my Lenovo laptop where it (seemingly at random) shows error messages ...
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Asus Realtek Audio HD keeps popping up [duplicate]

so i know why this happens it's because the sockets on the front of the Case are not placed properly and it feels like there is some electricity is going on within it. i will send it to repair it but ...
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Windows 10 no sound when changing volume

I have Voicemeeter banana. My headset is plugged in the front panel on my pc. I have installed v2.82 of the realtek ALC892 codec. I want my headset to be at 40 volume (because it is the good balance I ...
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Where does Realtek Audio Control (one installed from Microsoft Store) store its settings?

I am trying to find where does the Realtek Audio Control, installed from Microsoft Store, store its settings, as at each motherboard's audio drivers update I get it reset!! Location of the Realtek ...
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Realtek HD Audio Driver does not detect external mic in combo jack

I have ASUS N550JV laptop with combo 3.5mm audio jack, manuel says so. I have Windows 10. However, when I plug in 4 pole 3.5mm mobile phone earbuds, it does not detect external microphone. A window ...
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My laptop microphone is stuttering a lot (Asus ROG, Realtek drivers)

My laptop microphone had no issues at first but for the last couple of months, I noticed that other people cannot hear me properly on Zoom meetings and other platforms. For testing, I recorded my ...
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Realtek codec driver won't install - keeps "uninstalling"

So I downloaded the latest Realtek codec driver (Win10, 64-Bit) and after running the installer, it says that the current one must first be uninstalled for the new one to be installed. Ok. Let the ...
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PC uses speaker of headset instead of microphone

I need to record voice on my old desktop PC (Asus P5B-SE - Windows 7). There are three lines on back panel: two with speaker icon and one with microphone icon. Also there are two lines on front panel (...
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How to get “Which device did you plug in?” prompt? (on Windows 8.1)

When I first got this laptop I used to get a pop up similar to the one discussed in this question. However, when I try to get MaxxAudio Pro from the Dell website I am told that it is not compatible ...
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Can I increase the volume over 100 on Windows 10 like in Ubuntu

As far as I know, Windows 10 doesn't have this feature and I've checked Loudness Equalization, but it's still too low, and the audio drivers are up to date. Are there any open-source software ...
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AudioWizard not working properly

I have just installed Realtek Audio Driver 6.0.1.8564 x64 version and AudioWizard on Windows 10. But none of the controls in AudioWizard, except Balance, seem to have any effect on my audio on my ...
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There's no sound on Windows 10 after plugged in a 3.5mm jack for the second time. How can I fix it?

I have a 2.1 sound system, that doesn't have a headphone output, which I use for listening to music and headphones that I use for gaming. I often switched between the two and until recently, it worked....
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Stop automated installation of Realtek driver

I am trying to switch from the Realtek Audio driver to the High Definition Audio driver. The former keeps giving me problems when I plug in earphones, while the latter is always fine. I've done this ...
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Which Realtek High Definition Audio Driver to download for Windows 10?

I have a Lenovo laptop (32 bit Windows 10) and for some reason the Realtek HD Audio Manager is missing. I have been trying to find the right Realtek High Definition Audio Driver to download, but so ...
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Dell Precision Laptop Windows 10 Audio changes randomly when headset/earphone plugged in and tapped/touched by hand

I am using a Dell Precision 7530 and every time I plug in an earphone or headset via the 3.5mm jack the audio settings change randomly when the side of the laptop is tapped or touched by hand. This ...
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Realtek audio manager not opening no matter what I do

A couple of days ago, I installed Realtek drivers to fix an issue with my sound. Ssince then I've noticed that my microphone has been really quiet, but there's no Realtek audio manager where I can ...
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