Sometimes it is possible to meet situations when music on a computer is not played either using the system’s own means, or using third-party players. Why it happens, how to deal with such problems - we will try to find out in this material. It’s worth mentioning right away that the solutions involved in some cases also apply to problems with video playback, since they very often have the same nature.
Why music doesn't play on my computer: the main reasons
No matter how trite this sounds, many users do not pay attention to even the most primitive things. Why is the sound from the video or music on my computer not playing? Yes, only because at the moment the volume can be completely turned off.
Look in the system tray. It is possible that a cross appears on the volume icon. Sometimes increasing the volume of the effect does not. This may be due to the fact that playback is disabled on the main mixer. Check its settings. At the same time, make sure that the sound level sliders are set to the corresponding included positions for other programs that can use multimedia content playback (for example, web browsers or voice chat applications).
An equally common reason that music does not play on a computer is the incorrectly set playback device in the system settings. Check these parameters, and at the same time test the test sound. Finally, purely mechanical damage or incorrect speaker connections to the sound card cannot be ruled out either.
The fact that some kind of sound or video format may not be recognized by the player is out of the question now (although this is possible). Modern software players have reached the level of development that reproduce almost all known formats. But more on that later.
Driver Installation and Update Issues
What to do if the computer does not play video and music? In most cases, if the above situations are not related to the root causes of the impossibility of playing music or sound tracks in videos, it is quite possible that the matter is precisely in the drivers. This also applies to soundcards and video accelerators. In the latter, by the way, very often you can find integrated sound chips to play sound on other devices by connecting via an HDMI interface.
If it is the drivers, check their availability and relevance using the most common “Device Manager” for this. In the absence or incorrect installation of the driver for sound and video cards, such devices will be marked with a yellow marker.
Install the necessary items through the update item. If the result turns out to be zero, and the system reports that the most suitable control software has already been installed, use programs like Driver Booster, which automatically find and install the latest drivers for all the equipment present.
Essential codec packs and multimedia platform updates
Another point when video or music is not played on the computer may be due to the fact that, despite the presence of the most advanced players, the system does not have the codecs and decoders necessary for playback. Just because of this, a message may appear that some format is not supported. The way out of this situation will be the installation of the latest K-Lite Codec Pack.
Of the available versions, it is desirable to set the maximum (Mega Pack), and during the installation process, note absolutely all the components that are on the list.
If playing sound tracks becomes impossible in computer games, you will have to check the status of some platforms. This applies in particular to DirectX, C ++ Redistributable, and the .NET Framework. Download their latest modifications from the official Microsoft website and install them yourself if they were not installed when installing updates for the operating system itself.
External factors
Finally, pay attention to parallel programs that can use playback devices, thereby blocking access to them from the players. So, for example, a similar situation is typical for the popular musical sequencer FL Studio.
In the settings for the audio parameters there is a special item called Auto-close. If you do not activate it, even when minimizing the program to tray, the main playback device in the system will still be unavailable.
Finally, sometimes the problem may be due to the lack of an update to the Flash Player, which is responsible for multimedia playback in browsers. Exit - update to the latest version.