#Requires -Version 5.1 <# JbTecWiz Support Centre -- generated fix script Fault : "No audio output device is installed" or sound stops working Fix : Restart the audio services in the right order Source: https://jbtecwiz.com/support/win-hw-no-audio Run as : Elevated PowerShell Expect : 10 minutes Risk : low Reversible : yes WHEN THIS IS THE RIGHT FIX No devices are listed. Two minutes, and it is the most common cause. HOW TO UNDO IT Nothing was changed beyond service state. This script walks the fix one step at a time and asks before each one. Steps with no command are things you do yourself -- it prints those and waits. Run with -DryRun to print without executing. -------------------------------------------------------------------- NO WARRANTY - USE AT YOUR OWN RISK This script is provided by JbTecWiz as-is and with no warranty of any kind, express or implied. You run it entirely at your own risk. JbTecWiz accepts no liability for any loss or damage arising from its use, including but not limited to data loss, downtime, or configuration changes that turn out to be wrong for your system. You are responsible for reading this script before running it, for satisfying yourself that it suits the machine in front of you, and for having a working backup first. Some steps cannot be undone. -------------------------------------------------------------------- #> [CmdletBinding()] param( # Print every step and command without running anything. [switch]$DryRun, # Do not ask before each step. Read the script first if you use this. [switch]$Unattended ) $ErrorActionPreference = 'Stop' $script:Failed = 0 function Write-Rule { param([string]$Text) Write-Host '' Write-Host ('-' * 70) -ForegroundColor DarkGray if ($Text) { Write-Host $Text -ForegroundColor Cyan } } function Show-Prose { param([string]$Text, [string]$Colour = "Gray") if (-not $Text) { return } $words = $Text -split "\s+"; $line = " " foreach ($w in $words) { if (($line.Length + $w.Length) -gt 74) { Write-Host $line -ForegroundColor $Colour; $line = " " } $line += "$w " } if ($line.Trim()) { Write-Host $line -ForegroundColor $Colour } } function Invoke-Step { param( [int]$Number, [string]$Do, [string]$Why, [scriptblock]$Command, [switch]$Manual, [string]$Shell = "powershell" ) Write-Rule " Step $Number of 3" Show-Prose $Do "White" if ($Why) { Write-Host ""; Show-Prose $Why "DarkGray" } if ($Manual) { Write-Host '' Write-Host ' -> Do this yourself, then press Enter to carry on.' -ForegroundColor Yellow if (-not $Unattended -and -not $DryRun) { [void](Read-Host) } return } Write-Host '' foreach ($l in ($Command.ToString().Trim() -split "`n")) { Write-Host (" " + $l.Trim()) -ForegroundColor Green } Write-Host '' if ($DryRun) { Write-Host " (dry run -- not executed)" -ForegroundColor DarkGray; return } if (-not $Unattended) { $a = Read-Host " Run this step? [Y]es / [S]kip / [Q]uit" if ($a -match "^[Qq]") { Write-Host " Stopped at your request."; exit 0 } if ($a -match "^[Ss]") { Write-Host " Skipped." -ForegroundColor DarkGray; return } } try { & $Command } catch { $script:Failed++ Write-Host (" Step $Number failed: " + $_.Exception.Message) -ForegroundColor Red Show-Prose "The rest of the fix may depend on this. Read the write-up before carrying on." "Red" if (-not $Unattended) { $c = Read-Host " Carry on anyway? [y/N]" if ($c -notmatch "^[Yy]") { exit 1 } } } } Write-Rule Write-Host ' "No audio output device is installed" or sound stops working' -ForegroundColor White Write-Host ' Restart the audio services in the right order' -ForegroundColor Cyan Write-Host '' Write-Host ' Risk: low Reversible 10 minutes' Write-Host '' Show-Prose 'No warranty. Use at your own risk - JbTecWiz accepts no liability. Read it before you run it, and have a backup.' 'DarkYellow' Write-Rule if (-not $Unattended -and -not $DryRun) { $go = Read-Host ' Ready? [y/N]' if ($go -notmatch "^[Yy]") { Write-Host " Nothing was changed."; exit 0 } } Invoke-Step -Number 1 -Do 'Check both services and their dependencies.' -Command { Get-Service Audiosrv,AudioEndpointBuilder,RpcSs | Format-Table Name,DisplayName,Status,StartType } Invoke-Step -Number 2 -Do 'Restart the endpoint builder -- which restarts Windows Audio with it, because Audiosrv depends on it.' -Why 'Restarting Audiosrv on its own leaves the endpoint builder in the same broken state that caused the fault, and the devices stay missing. The dependency runs the other way from what most people assume.' -Command { Restart-Service AudioEndpointBuilder -Force } Invoke-Step -Number 3 -Do 'Make sure both are set to start automatically.' -Command { Set-Service Audiosrv -StartupType Automatic Set-Service AudioEndpointBuilder -StartupType Automatic } Write-Rule " Confirm it worked" Show-Prose 'Playback devices are listed again.' 'White' Write-Host '' if (-not $DryRun) { Get-CimInstance Win32_SoundDevice | Format-Table Name,Status,StatusInfo } Write-Rule if ($script:Failed -gt 0) { Write-Host (" Finished with " + $script:Failed + " failed step(s).") -ForegroundColor Yellow Show-Prose 'Read the full write-up at https://jbtecwiz.com/support/win-hw-no-audio' 'Yellow' } else { Write-Host ' Finished.' -ForegroundColor Green } Write-Host '' Show-Prose 'To undo: Nothing was changed beyond service state.' 'DarkGray' Write-Rule