If the audio device is disabled on your Windows 11/10 computer, try the following solutions: Enable audio device from Sound settings Configure your audio device Reinstall the sound card driver ...

If there is a red cross on the speaker icon in your Taskbar, and see a message No Audio Output Device is Installed error, then see this fix.

How to Enable Windows Audio. Windows Audio manages all sound devices on your computer. Because this service is necessary to play any audio, it usually starts automatically when Windows boots up.

Microsoft has partially addressed known issues impacting Windows 10 devices with certain Conexant or Synaptics audio devices after investigating ongoing errors since May 2020.