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YouTube is a free video-sharing platform that empowers users to learn, create content, and seek entertainment or even earn money. Most videos come with audio tracks, sometimes even more crucial than the visual content. You might have encountered sound issues on YouTube videos, like sound loss. So, what causes the absence of audio on YouTube videos? And what are the remedies?
Guide to Fixing Soundless YouTube Videos
Fixing No Sound Issue on YouTube Videos
1. Ensure Your Volume Isn't Muted
This is the most obvious thing to check when a YouTube video has no sound. Some users mute their system volume, leading to the issue of no sound on YouTube. Therefore, when encountering the no sound error on a YouTube video, first ensure that your system is allowed to play sound from all sources. Otherwise, other applications and platforms including YouTube won't produce sound.
All you need to do is press the volume button on your keyboard, and the task is done.
- On your keyboard, locate the Mute button used to mute the system volume. Press that button to unmute.
2. Ensure Video Sound Isn't Muted
The sound button on the video is another obvious thing that people often forget. If you watched a video previously in mute mode, then all future videos will also be muted until you disable this option.
- On the video you're playing on YouTube, if the speaker icon has a crossbar, click on it to unmute.
- If you prefer using shortcuts, press the M key on your keyboard to unmute the video if it's muted.
3. Use Incognito Window to Fix No Sound on YouTube
Issues related to sound and audio are often due to system configurations. However, sometimes browser issues such as too many cached files can also be the cause of no sound on YouTube videos.
Fixing videos with picture but no sound on most modern browsers is very easy, just by opening an incognito window. This window won't consider your browsing history or cache files while accessing any website.
- If you're using Google Chrome, click on the 3-dot icon at the top right corner of the screen and select New incognito window. Then, open YouTube and play the video.
- If you're using Firefox, click on the 3 horizontal lines at the top right corner and choose New Private Window.
4. Use a Different Web Browser on Your Computer
If even the incognito window fails to resolve the no sound issue on YouTube videos, then you might need to switch to using a different web browser to see if the problem persists. It could be that your browser has some underlying issues, thus blocking YouTube from playing audio.
If you're using Chrome, you can switch to Firefox and play the video. If the video plays sound without any issues, then it seems like there's a problem with your previous browser. In that case, you can wait for developers to release an update or simply switch to using a different web browser.
5. Increase Volume in Volume Mixer
Volume Mixer is a utility that can be opened from the system tray and allows you to adjust the volume level for each application on your computer. Therefore, you should check whether the volume level for your current browser is muted or set very low, making it inaudible.
- Find the sound icon on the system tray, right-click on it, and select the Open Volume Mixer option.
- In the next window, inside the Applications section, you'll be able to see the volume level for each application. Make sure your browser is open at that time to appear in this list.
- Once you find the browser, drag the volume adjustment button upwards to increase your volume level.
6. Update Sound Driver
If it's not just the no sound issue on YouTube videos but you have sound problems throughout the system, then you may need to check if the sound driver is updated to the latest version. After all, these sound drivers are what make your computer produce sound, and you should update them if they are outdated.
- Use Cortana to search for and open Device Manager.
- Expand the Sound, video and game controllers menu.
- Look for the sound card in the list, right-click on it, and select Update driver.
- You'll be asked whether you want to provide update driver files or if it should automatically search for the required driver. Choose the appropriate option.
- After updating the driver, restart your computer.
7. Use Audio Troubleshooter to Fix Sound Loss on YouTube
Windows 10 includes several troubleshooting tools to help you resolve various issues on your computer. One of them helps you detect audio system issues on your computer, and you can use it to search for and fix sound loss issues on YouTube.
- Search for Settings using Cortana search and open the settings.
- Click on Update & Security.
- Choose Troubleshoot from the left sidebar on the screen.
- In the right-hand panel, scroll down and click on Playing Audio, then select Run the troubleshooter.
- Wait for the troubleshooter to detect the issue and resolve it for you.
For general sound loss issues and specifically for no sound on YouTube videos, you should first perform basic checks such as volume buttons or speakers. Then, if the problem persists, you can try applying some of the methods shared above or directly download the YouTube video to your computer for playback. Additionally, if you encounter issues with viewing videos on YouTube, you can refer to how to fix YouTube video not playing here.
