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Windows

No sound on the computer; audio drivers were reinstalled

The machine had no sound. The technician fixed it by reinstalling the audio drivers.

Killed once by someone from XL.net, on 2026-02-05.

What you see

  • No sound from the computer.

Why it happens

Suspected Suspected audio driver failure or corruption; the ticket only says the audio drivers had to be re-installed.

When it shows up

A Windows computer has lost audio and the likely fix is to reinstall the audio driver.

You are in this case if:

  • The machine has no sound output.

1 fix below

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Someone from XL.net killed this on a Windows computer on 2026-02-05. It is written up from that one repair, so it cites no outside page.