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How to Fix No Sound Problem on Your TV With HDMI Cable on Windows

Latest update on by Natalia Kudryavtseva .

If you like watching series or movies on a wide TV screen, you can use various devices, such as Chromecast or Apple TV as well as a good old HDMI cable. If you encounter sound problems while watching the TV with your PC connected via HDMI cable, don’t worry, you can fix it in a few simple steps. Read on to discover how to do it.

How to Fix No Sound Problem on Your TV With HDMI Cable on Windows

Select HDMI Sound Output As the Default Audio Device

  • Connect the HDMI cable to your computer and to your output device.
  • On your computer, go to Control Panel and click on Sound and select Playback tab.
  • In a new window select Speaker/Headphone and choose Set Default.
  • Next, select the output device from the list and choose Set Default.

Run an Audio Check on Your Computer

Depending on the brand of your computer, the procedure of audio check might differ.
For most of them (HP, Acer, Asus) it can be found in Control Panel > Troubleshooting > Troubleshoot Audio Playback.

Perform the audio check, and restart your computer. Then, try again and see if the sound is working on your connected TV.

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