"No Active Speakers Were Found. Sounds Are Disabled."

[Vraciu]

Just did an update with Windows 10 Pro.   Speakers are working on everything else but when I launch AH3 I now get the following error on startup:

"No Active Speakers Were Found.  Sounds Are Disabled."

Help.  Thank you.

[The Fugitive]

did you check to see that the ingame sound setting are set to what you use in windows?

[Vraciu]

Yes, sir.

The only thing that changed was an update.

Sounds work everywhere but AH3.   

[LCADolby]

Its a feature.

[Shuffler]

Are you using on board sound or do you have a separate sound card installed. You may need to update drivers. Even your motherboard sound may need updating.

[GasTeddy]

I have the same bug almost every time logging to MA. Not in other arenas, nor offline. Have to go via preferences > game sounds and change just something in speaker settings and relog. Does not matter what I change with speakers, it always works.

[Easyscor]

Just did an update with Windows 10 Pro.   Speakers are working on everything else but when I launch AH3 I now get the following error on startup:

"No Active Speakers Were Found.  Sounds Are Disabled."

Help.  Thank you.

In case you haven't figured it out, 2 possibilities: in-game, Options/Preferences/Game Sounds/ 4 options, select your device(s) as appropriate.

Second possibility, On the Taskbar, find the speaker icon near the date&time, airplane mode, etc and use the drop-down menu to select your device. Chances are that an old device or inactive one like a TV you no longer have installed/working is selected here when the game is running

Edit:
I forgot to mention the other way to do setup sound devices in Windows settings/Devices/Bluetooth & other devices.

[Vraciu]

Well, I deleted the Security Update that happened right before the error occurred.  I got the same message but the speakers started working in the game. 

Left the PC off overnight,  now it is ops normal again.   Let me see if the error comes back and I'll post again if it does.

Thanks all for the feedback. 

[Vraciu]

Okay, so here is the issue.  I guess I was wrong with the above.

The speakers ONLY work in OFFLINE MODE.   The error is back when I launch the game.   Speakers work in OFFLINE MODE but do not work when I try to go into the MA.

 

[Vraciu]

Are you using on board sound or do you have a separate sound card installed. You may need to update drivers. Even your motherboard sound may need updating.

Onboard sound.

Why would I need to update the drivers when this thing has been working perfectly for two years?

The Windows Update seems to be the culprit.

[GasTeddy]

Okay, so here is the issue.  I guess I was wrong with the above.

The speakers ONLY work in OFFLINE MODE.   The error is back when I launch the game.   Speakers work in OFFLINE MODE but do not work when I try to go into the MA.

 

I run Win 10 Pro and same problem. Next time you log in MA, try the system I described in my previous message. I'm just changing between Win configuration, Dolby surround and stereo. Works every time. I use 43' HDTV as a screen and its speakers.

[Vraciu]

I run Win 10 Pro and same problem. Next time you log in MA, try the system I described in my previous message. I'm just changing between Win configuration, Dolby surround and stereo. Works every time. I use 43' HDTV as a screen and its speakers.

You have to change every time you login?  Are you doing this in the game?

[GasTeddy]

You have to change every time you login?  Are you doing this in the game?

Log in and go to main arena. Then take clipboard and choose preferences and from there go to game sounds. Then just change something in speaker settings (or was it configurations, don't remember as writing this w/ laptop 400 miles from my game pc).

Sometimes voice comes immediately back after closing clipboard but most of the time I have to log out and then back in. With same name and logging as I have only one. Sometimes have to close the game between loggings.

[The Fugitive]

Onboard sound.

Why would I need to update the drivers when this thing has been working perfectly for two years?

The Windows Update seems to be the culprit.

The windows update changes things in the software. Your drivers might now have a glitch and are not compatible anymore with the new windows software.

Update the drivers for the sound. If that doesnt work Id clear the sound card from window and reinstall it with the newest drivers..

[Vraciu]

Okay.  Standby one sec and I'll try it.  Thank you.