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How to Reinstall Windows 11 audio driver

by Justin Barry
by Justin Barry

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How to Reinstall Windows 11 audio driver – Guide

Sound is one of the fundamental things on your PC. Without sound, you can’t watch your dear movie, participate in video calls or pay attention to Windows warning tones, click sound, and that’s just the tip of the iceberg. Afterwards, it tends to be very disappointing when your sound device doesn’t work as expected. Also, the most effective way to fix any sound issues is to reinstall your sound drivers. So the investigation is, how to to reinstall Windows 11/10 sound device?

How to Find out the audio driver version and provider

  • In the start menu search bar, type device manager and press the Enter key.
  • Then expand the section that says Sound, video and game controllers. Then right-click on the audio driver and click on the Properties option.
  • Now click on the Driver tab. From here, write down the driver provider and driver version as shown in the image below.
  • Once you have noted the provider and audio driver version, you can proceed with the uninstall process as detailed in one of the 2 methods below:

    • Reinstall the device manager audio driver

  • From the start menu search bar results for the device manager, click on the Device Manager option to launch it.
  • Find and expand the Sound, video and game controllers section. Then right click on the audio driver and click on the Uninstall device option.
  • When the Uninstall UAC from Device window opens up, click Uninstall button.
  • Restart your machine once the process is complete.
  • When the system boots up, it should automatically download all missing drivers, including the driver you just uninstalled.
  • However, it is always better to run a check for hardware changes in the Device Manager window itself.
  • To do this, in the Device Manager window, right-click on the name of your device and click on the option Scan for hardware changes. This should definitely bring back any missing drivers on your system.
  • If restarting Windows and checking for hardware changes does not install the audio driver, you can download the audio driver from the manufacturer’s website using the driver version provider name and the version you noted at the beginning using the section How to Find out the audio driver version and provider.
  • If you are confused about how to download the correct driver from the manufacturer’s website, see our article in the topic Find the correct driver compatible with Windows 10 laptop model?

    • Reinstall the audio driver from the control panel

  • Type appwiz.cpl into the Windows Start menu search bar and press the Enter key. this will open up Programs and Features control panel window.
  • Now you need to locate the audio driver entry in the software list. Once located, right click on it and click on the Uninstall option or you can click on Uninstall button at the top after selecting the audio driver input.
  • Once the uninstall is complete, reboot your machine so that the missing drivers are installed automatically. Or as explained in the previous method, you can download the audio driver from the manufacturer’s website and double click the executable file to install it manually.

    • Final note

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    Justin Barry

    Justin Barry has been writing about technology as a career for more than a decade at this point. The majority of that time was spent as a freelance writer covering a wide variety of topics, some examples of which include mobile phones, wearables, tablets, smart home devices, laptops, augmented reality, virtual reality, mobile payments, and fintech.

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