Issues with Sound

[Rjanson]

Hello everyone,

A few months ago I had to reinstall windows for a PC, and in the process, there have been a few things that have been wonky, to say the least.

The most annoying issue is with Sound. Basically while watching videos online or whatever the sound will be fine and then become distorted or static.

There are a couple of temp fixes I can do to fix this:
1) simple reboot
2) Start > Sound Settings > Device Properties > Additional Device Properties and then once the window pops up I go to the Advanced Tab and change the Default Format from 2 Channel, 16 bit, 44100Hz (CD Quality) to 2 Channel, 16 bit, 44800Hz (DVD Quality) and Vice Versa.

Both temp fixes work for a while but looking for an overall resolution so that this is no longer an issue.
Any ideas?

 

[pmonett]

Hi,

The first thing I would do is check that I have the right driver. Maybe download it and reinstall that driver, see if it solves anything.
The second thing I would need to know is : is this the motherboard's sound chip, or is it an additional sound card ? If it is an additional card, maybe deactivate it and switch to motherboard sound, see how that works. If you're on motherboard sound, maybe slot in a sound card and switch to that.

I've got nothing to hide, and I demand that you justify what right you have to ask.

 

[goombawaho]

This worked for me on my desktop and my laptop to fix funky audio issues. Replace your sound driver with the generic Microsoft driver.
Link
Give it a shot vs. fooling with other ideas. You can always go back.

 

[Rjanson]

awesome I will check on both of these suggestions. Thanks!