This restart will automatically prompt your PC to reinstall your audio driver. Note: Be sure to save your documents and any other current work before you restart. Select and hold (or right-click) the listing for your sound card or audio device, select Uninstall device, select the Attempt to remove the driver for this device check box, and then select Uninstall. If that doesn't work, try uninstalling your audio driver. If Windows doesn't find a new driver, look for one on the device manufacturer's website and follow those instructions. Follow the instructions to complete the update. Select and hold (or right-click) the listing for your sound card or audio device, such as headphones or speakers, select Update driver, then select Search automatically for drivers. Select the arrow next to Sound, video and game controllers to expand it. In the search box on the taskbar, type device manager, then select it from the results. To update your audio driver automatically: If you're having audio issues after installing updates, try rolling back your audio driver. If that doesn't work, try using the generic audio driver that comes with Windows. If that doesn't work, try uninstalling the audio driver (it will reinstall automatically). Make sure your audio driver is up to date and update it if needed. My Googling seems to reveal this is a really common challenge but what I've read has boiled down to 'if uninstalling and reinstalling the driver doesn't work then the hard drive is busted'.Hardware problems can be caused by outdated or malfunctioning drivers. Is there anything I can do to get audio back on this laptop? The laptop has been restarted multiple times. I still haven't managed to get the driver back in the list of drivers in Device Manager and I'm at a loss of what else to try at this point.

There's 3 'ready to use rows', 1 'Install Failed' row, and 4 'Not needed' rows. The Realtek Audio Driver Setup Wizard runs with no issues.Ĭompleted Realtek Audio Driver Setup Wizardīut when I launch Realtek Audio, it opens the Device Driver Installation Wizard which seems to show a series of successes and a single failure for the driver.Īll the driver names are identical. I've navigated to the Lenovo site, redownloaded the driver, and attempted to install it. However, the driver now seems permanently gone. So I thought okay, I'll uninstall the Realtek High Definition Audio Driver, restart the laptop, and reinstall.

It's coming up with 'No Audio Output Device is installed.'.

Today my partner's Windows 10 Lenovo Yoga 720-13IKB decided it no longer wanted to produce any audio.

Realtek audio driver installation