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Google Chrome Missing from Volume Mixer
I have Windows 8.1, and Google Chrome is missing from my Volume Mixer (it does not show up on it). I cannot hear any audio from that program. I've tested both Flash audio (e.g., YouTube) and HTML5 ...
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How to Mute Windows System Volume on Login
I would like to mute my Windows 8.1 system volume automatically when I log in to my computer.
Preferably I'd do it though group policy, however I could not find anything relating to that. I'd also ...
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I always hear my in-line mic, even if the mic is disabled
I own a laptop with a headphone/mic combo jack. When I plug the headphones with in-line mic in, I will always hear the input from the mic, regardless of whether or not the Listen to this device button ...
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How can I keep audio in Windows 8.1 from fading in when I start playing a sound file?
Recently got an HP Windows computer running Windows 8.1. I have installed the latest Windows updates + HP website and updated audio driver.
As a voice artist & radio commercial producer, I do ...
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How to record what's playing on the soundcard using FFmpeg?
I am trying to record what's playing on my soundcard in Windows 8.1
I ran the following to determine what devices I have:
ffmpeg -list_devices true -f dshow -i dummy
The output listed:
DirectShow ...
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Volume issues on an Asus laptop
So Win 8.1 did an update yesterday and all of a sudden my old Asus laptop wouldn't boot into Windows (it was stuck on the Asus screen) & I figured out it was the USB hub and I could only boot into ...
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No sound in windows 8 running on bootcamp
After a few days of searching the web, I managed to install windows 8.1 on my computer successfully including the drivers. After I rebooted my macbook I noticed that my sound was not working. I ...
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Why are other audio devices unusable?
Some time ago, all audio devices on my computer except one became unusable. The one that works is an old USB sound card. The motherboard's onboard audio has stopped working, a new USB sound card has ...
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No sound - "This device is being used by another application..."
From time to time i keep losing audio, sometimes pulling connectors out from motherboard sockets and back in does help, sometimes even system's restart does not until it's been done twice. Disabling ...
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DPC Latency Issue Caused by Realtek Controller Driver
There is a question here very similar to my issue but it has not been answered.
Some time after I re-installed Windows 8.1 on my Asus X551CA the sound would stutter regardless of whether it was an ...
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Microphone works in Zoom but not in Browsers
I use a Lenovo Ideapad 330 and I have an issue where my Realtek microphone works in Zoom Meetings and Windows Sound Recorder but not in either Chrome or Firefox. Although in Firefox it produces a ...
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\Driver\WudfRd failed to load for the device ROOT\WPD\0000
After moving all of my monitors to one of my GPUs, so that I can use the SLI feature, I keep seeing this:
Primary monitor goes black, and the sound stops working (hear the repeating audio of whatever ...
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Hulu - Sound Effects too Loud, Dialogue not Loud Enough
Whenever I watch things on Hulu, I am always adjusting the sound because the sound effects are extremely loud and the dialogue is way too quiet. At first I thought that the issue was with crappy ...
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Can't Keep Bluetooth Earbuds Connected to PC
I recently bought a pair of Bluetooth earbuds. They work flawlessly with my smartphone but not with my PC.
(Before I describe the issue, here is an idea of my setup. My PC is an HP Envy dv7 laptop ...
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JBL headphones have miserable sound quality with bluetooth on laptop, deactivation of mic (the supposed fix) is not possible
I bought some JBL LIVE 650BTNC headphones and am trying to use them via bluetooth on a windows 8.1 laptop. The pairing works, but the sound quality is abysmal. This is not the case if connected via ...
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