How to Fix No sound after waking from Sleep mode or Hibernate in Windows 11

Some of the Windows 11 and 10 users face such problems where, after restarting their computers from sleep or hibernation mode, there is no audio coming out. An invalid audio driver, an unstable Sudio driver crash, etc., is commonly the cause of such an issue. This article will help you identify why your computer is silent after it's awakened from sleep or hibernation.

No sound after sleep or hibernate in Windows 11/10

If when you wake up your system from Sleep or Hibernate, you do not hear any sound, then follow these suggestions to resolve the issue.

Search for Windows Update

Run Audio Issues Fixer

Disable and enable the Sound driver

Uninstall and reinstall Sound Codec

See the current status of required services

Update Chipset driver to the latest version.

Below are detailed guidelines on how you can reset or restore your PC.

Step 1: Search for Windows Update

Your very first order of business is finding and installing the Windows Update. More often than not, there was a glitch or bug somewhere, which the running of a Windows Update fixed it.

step 2: Open the Audio Troubleshooter

Audio Troubleshooter is an automated utility that comes along with Windows 11 and Windows 10. It finds problems that are there in your system and repairs them automatically. Run the Audio Troubleshooter. In Windows 11, you can find it through the Get Help app.

step 3: roll back the audio driver

Another probable solution for this issue is to revert your audio driver to a previous version. Following are ways through which you can do this:

Open device manager

Expand game controllers category and sound, video as well as game controllers

Right-click on your sound card driver to go to properties

Switch to Drivers tab

Hit Roll Back Driver button and proceed with the on-screen prompts.

You will not see the Roll Back Driver button if Windows does not save your previous audio driver version. Be that as it may, there are other ways to reinstall the audio driver from an earlier version.

step 4: reinstall the sound driver

Reinstalling the audio driver is another option to consider. Remove the audio driver from your computer using the Device Manager. The next step is to get the most recent audio driver from your computer's manufacturer's website. To set up the audio driver, use the setup program.

step 5: Verify that all necessary services are up to date.

After restoring your system from Sleep or Hibernate, it's also possible that the required services will stop. I would recommend you to check where the required services are standing. Open your system's Services Manager and look for the following services:

The Windows Media player

Direct Play Audio for Windows with the Endpoint Builder

These services should be running on your computer. If you notice that they are not running, restart them. If they are running, right-click and restart these services.

These should be set to start automatically as well. If it says disabled or manual, click the drop-down and change it to automatic. To do this, follow these steps:

Highlight one of the services and double-click to bring up its properties.

If you go to the General page and find a drop down menu for Startup type, select Automatic.

If this service is not running, then click on Start

Click on Apply and then click on OK

step 6: Download the latest driver for your chipset.

Otherwise, you can try to update the chipset drivers. If available, I advise taking the latest chipset driver and installing it in your computer. The latest chipset driver should be available on the website of your computer's manufacturer.

7. Restore or reboot your computer.

Windows provides a native program for taking your computer back in time to an earlier operating state. You can solve this problem with the utility, provided you have earlier restore points on your computer. If you are restoring your system, select the restore point created on the date before the appearance of the problem.

You can restore your computer to its default settings through a factory reset if you cannot access the restore points. If you want to reset your computer without losing any of your files, select the "Keep my files" option. But I recommend that you make a backup of all your essential files beforehand.

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