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

[Vraciu]

And now you have similar issues with the <Brand> drivers?

Yup. IDENTICAL.

That's a good piece of advice, given that the issues started in the near past. Instead of uninstalling updates one by one I'd rather do a rollback using System Restore if it's available. For some reason it seems to have been off by default at some time point. Anyhow, if there's restore points available, roll back preferably behind the date when you noticed the issue. And even if the available dates are younger, going back as far as you can will reduce the amount of updates to be uninstalled.

I already tried rolling back the update that blew it up.  Didn't fix it.

If so, then try installing the latest motherboard audio driver from motherboard or computer support website.

That's what I did.   The issue remains.  Installed the drivers (TWICE).   Everything works fine on the first game launch but not the second.

[Bizman]

Have you tried the Windows fixes: "sfc /scannow", "DISM /Online /Cleanup-Image /RestoreHealth" and/or simply "updating" Windows to the existing version by downloading and running the installing assistant program?

[Vraciu]

Haven't tried those.  I'm about to do a reinstall.

I am wondering if somehow these speakers are no longer being properly detected.  Want to try two more iterations of hardware selection before a reinstall which is a PITA.

Remember, the ONLY place the speakers don't work consistently is AH3.   Every other program works perfectly.   

[Bizman]

Instead of reinstall, try the update method. That should do the same. Should, but if it works it will save you lots of time.

[Vraciu]

Roger.  Will try.  Thanks. 

[GasTeddy]

Looks like problem somehow solved. Didn't change anything but logged in 3 times and speakers came woke up every time.

[Vraciu]

Crazy.

[Vraciu]

Okay, so THIS is going to confuse the hell out of everyone...but............... .     The only way AH3 recognizes my main speakers EVERY TIME I launch now is if I set my system settings to my backup speakers (the side monitor, VX238) and select the game speakers to my Samsung LC34G55T monitor jack.

The problem with this becomes that Windows now plays everything through my side monitor which is no good, but AH3 will work out of my Samsung.

This is the most screwed up situation I've ever encountered.   I'm at a loss.

[Vraciu]

So, I decided to run my speakers through my VX238.  Worked fine on the first game launch and failed on the second.

I'm beginning to think it is the speaker system itself.

Other than that I'm at a loss.  COMPLETELY.

[Vraciu]

Here's a new twist.

If I play something on Youtube in the browser and launch the game while it is playing the speakers show up.

 

[GasTeddy]

Here's a new twist.

If I play something on Youtube in the browser and launch the game while it is playing the speakers show up.

 

Pretty weird. Mine have worked just fine since my previous post. And I really did nothing except used some Finnish words with lots of sharp consonants. Ok, there may have been few other ones with them like verdomde kak which is Afrikaans.

[Vraciu]

 

[Vraciu]

This problem appears fixed with the latest Windows update.