HDMI Sound Problems


Problem Overview

You connect your HDMI cable and the sound still plays from your laptop. You try disconnecting and reconnecting but the problem persists

If you are like me and still rely a lot on your HDMI cable for movie watching on your tv, then probably you have run into this issue

If you are used to this set up then for some reason it fails, it becomes really frustrating. Recently, my windows 8 PC started misbehaving for no particular reason. Hours later and frustration mounting by the minute, I decided to look into this problem for everyone out there

Solution Number 1

Head over to the "Control Panel"-"Hardware and Sound", Under Sound, Go to "Manage audio Devices".

You should see the above window with your active audio devices, if your TV brand is listed, highlight it and choose the "Set default" option. Audio should start streaming to your TV

Solution Number 2

If you are like me and the above solution did not work for you, don't worry, I still have the ultimate solution to try. Another common issue is when your TV brand is not even listed in the audio devices page, or for some reason, HDMI audio displays as disconnected. Don't panic, this is a pretty common issue. As I write this, there are many internet forums that are still open and unsolved

Ultimate Solution

This solution applies to you if the above easy fix did not work for you. It should work with all the remaining problems associated with this issue

Steps

  1. Get your processor details/ GPU details
    • To do this, simply hit the windows key and type "dxdiag"
    • Go to the display tab and note the name of your Intel Video Driver or your Procesor

  2. Go to the Intel web page and search for your display drivers
  3. Download the zipped version of the drivers suitable drivers based on your OS and platform i.e. 32 bit or 64 bit
  4. Extract them to a suitable location on your computer
  5. Right click on your computer (Windows 8-This Pc) icon and choose manage

  6. Go to device manger, then "Sound, Video and Game Controllers "
  7. Click on "Intel Display Audio" then choose update driver software
  8. Scroll over to the folder that you unarchived your drivers and select it

  9. Wait for the installation to complete, restart your machine and try

If for some reason the above doesn't work for you, describe your issue in as much detail as possible (you can include a screenshot) in the comments below. I will do my best to understand and try solve your problem

Comments

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April 20, 2015 at 11:02 AM
Unknown said…
Welcome, Glad I could help you out.
May 6, 2015 at 2:05 AM
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