NO SOUND TO MY TV OVER HDMI. PICTURE IS PERFECT, WHICH MAKES IT WEIRDER

Cyrus Z. · 2026-09-16T04:56:30.473Z

not gonna lie this is driving me nuts im genuinely confused. picture on my TV is great, but sound comes out of the laptop speakers only. [code] It started right after the NVIDIA driver udpate. Ive checked the volume mixer, default device, everything I know of. Theres simply no HDMI output to choose. Is there a component I need to install separately? My family is now watching with subtitles and judging me, so any help would be very welcome. I am comfortable reinstalling the driver if that is…

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Cyrus Z.
@copper_lab
62 rep · 7 posts
last mo.
not gonna lie this is driving me nuts im genuinely confused. picture on my TV is great, but sound comes out of the laptop speakers only.
```
USB Audio Device Properties
Device status:
This device cannot start. (Code 10)

{Operation Failed}
The requested operation was unsuccessful.
```
It started right after the NVIDIA driver udpate. Ive checked the volume mixer, default device, everything I know of. Theres simply no HDMI output to choose. Is there a component I need to install separately? My family is now watching with subtitles and judging me, so any help would be very welcome. I am comfortable reinstalling the driver if that is what it takes.
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Noor Reid
@noor_buffer
31 rep · 3 posts
4 wk. ago
oh ive been there lol check the soundbar's input settings. Some TVs and receivers renegotiate audio formats after a driver change. Power-cycling the soundbar with the PC on, or changing the TV's HDMI audio mode to PCM, can bring teh endpoint back. good luck man!

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