If your laptop happens to have one of the common Realtek audio chipsets, Realtek usually has updated driver packs for download. If you were running the laptop you might select the audio hardware in Windows Device Mgr., right click, selecting update drivers - Microsoft may have them on the Windows update site.

If you have another PC/laptop/tablet you can use to go online I'd suggest checking for the audio driver install program for the make/model of your laptop. Win10 isn't bad at all, but as you've said, it's still in preview - while pretty much stable with relatively few bugs by now, upgrading to a new build is a time & space consuming PITA. My questions are as follows:-Īll comments in forum will be appreciated or email me oldog at rediffmail dot com. dll files and during the `Uninstall Program' process deleted them from it's quarantine vault.

This was caused due to AVG antivirus system which had quarantined certain system. I have a Windows8.1 laptop and recently lost my sound as the speaker icon in bottom right corner shows a red x next to it. Guys, thanx in advance for any suggestions as I find you'll intelligent & knowledgeable.

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