If you’re an HP laptop user, you may have encountered the frustrating error message: “No Audio Output Device is Installed.” Don’t worry; In this post, I’ll walk you through the step-by-step guide on how to fix this issue and get your laptop’s audio back up and running.
Try These Methods
Method 1: Check Hardware Connections
Method 2: Enable Audio Device
Method 3: Update Audio Devices
Method 4: Roll Back or Uninstall Audio Devices
Method 5: Check Audio Services
Method 6: Perform a System Restore
Method 1: Check Hardware Connections
The first thing to do is make sure all your hardware components are well connected to your computer.
If you’re using cabled output devices (cabled headphones or speakers), ensure they’re properly connected. It’s advisable to unplug them and re-plug them to reconnect them.
If you’re using wireless output devices, ensure they’re configured properly and paired to the PC.
If possible, test the devices on another computer or replace the devices with new ones to make sure the devices themselves are working properly.
Method 2: Enable Audio Device
The “no audio output device is installed” problem can be caused by disabled audio device. If your audio device is disabled by accident, you’ll see this error message. To fix the problem, check the audio device status in Device Manager and enable it if necessary.
To do so:
1）Open Device Manager.
2) Expand the category ‘Sound, video and game controllers’.
3) Check to see if the audio device, for example, Realtek Audio device is disabled. If it’s disabled, right-click on it and select Enable device. If it’s not disabled, this method doesn’t work for you, just try other methods.
What if you don’t see the audio device listed in Device Manager?
If you don’t see your audio device listed under the category “Sound, video and game controllers”, it’s probably hidden. To make it show up, click View in the top menu and select Show hidden devices. After the audio device shows up, follow the steps above to enable it.
Method 3: Update Audio Devices
Outdated audio drivers can be the cause of the ‘no audio output device is installed’ problem on your HP laptop. To resolve the problem, you can try updating your audio drivers.
There are multiple ways to update audio drivers. The easiest way is to do it through Device Manager.
Here’s how:
1) Access Device Manager.
2) Under the category ‘Sound, video and game controllers’, right-click on the audio device and select Update driver.
3) Select Search automatically for drivers.
If you can’t update audio drivers through Device Manager, you can download and install audio drivers from HP’s official website.
1) Visit the official HP support page.
2) Select Software and Drivers.
3) Follow the on-screen instructions, then you’ll get to the download page of your laptop drivers.
4) Download the latest audio driver.
5) Double-click on the downloaded file and follow the on-screen instructions to install the driver.
Pro Tip: To update your audio drivers easily, you can use Driver Easy. The free version of Driver Easy allows you to update a driver with a few clicks. The Pro version allows you to update all drivers with one click. You can go to Driver Easy official website to download the software and use it to scan your computer to detect all outdated drivers on your computer.
Method 4: Roll Back or Uninstall Audio Devices
Sometimes, a driver update can cause the ‘no audio output device is installed’ issue. To fix the problem, you can try to roll back or uninstall your audio drivers:
1) Access Device Manager.
2) Under the category ‘Sound, video and game controllers’, right-click on your audio device and choose Properties.
3) In the Driver tab, click on Roll Back Driver if it’s available. If not, click on Uninstall Device.
Method 5: Check Audio Services
Go check audio services and make sure they’re running properly. Follow these steps:
1) Press Windows + R keys to invoke the Run box.
2) Type ‘services.msc’ and press Enter.
3) Look for Windows Audio and Windows Audio Endpoint Builder.
4) Double-click on the service to open the Properties window. Then make sure the ‘Service status’ is Running and the Startup type is set to Automatic.
Method 6: Perform a System Restore
If you’ve tried everything and the issue continues, the last resort you can try is to perform a System Restore. Follow these steps:
1) Press Windows + S keys, type ‘system restore’ and select Recovery.
2) Click on Open System Restore.
3) Follow the on-screen instructions to restore your system to a previous state when audio was working.
Now you can follow the steps above to resolve the ‘HP laptop no audio output device is installed’ issue. If you have any questions, feel free to leave a comment below. Your HP laptop will have sound again in no time.