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Automatically Diagnose and fix Windows audio recording problems

Repair computer sound problems when your computer cannot play audio or when sound is muted in Windows.
What it fixes...
  • Checks whether driver support is disabled through Windows Update
  • Checks whether your audio device driver does not work correctly
  • Checks whether the necessary audio services are stopped
  • Checks whether your audio device is disabled in Windows
  • Checks whether your audio device is muted
  • Checks whether the volume of your audio device is set too low to hear
  • Checks whether your audio device does not set as default
  • Checks whether your audio device is not plugged in
  • Generates the following error message: "There might be a problem with your audio device”
Runs on...
  • Microsoft Windows Server 2003
  • Microsoft Windows Server 2003 R2
  • Microsoft Windows XP
  • Windows 7
  • Windows Server 2008
  • Windows Server 2008 R2
  • Windows Vista
  • Windows 8
  • Windows 8.1
Applies to...
  • Microsoft Windows Server 2003
  • Microsoft Windows Server 2003 R2
  • Microsoft Windows XP
  • Windows 7
  • Windows Server 2008
  • Windows Server 2008 R2
  • Windows Vista
  • Windows 8
  • Windows 8.1
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Instruction to Run
  • Click the Run now button below
  • Then follow the onscreen prompts to launch
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Advanced-Download to run on a different or disconnected computer
  • Click Download below, then click Run or Open in your browser and follow the onscreen prompts to create the Fix it Portable folder
  • Then copy the Fix it Portable folder to the computer with the problem and run the Launch Fix it application
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