Mute light not working

[samuel003]

My mute button has a light that when i press it on to mute, the light doesn't come on now. But the the mute button is working no problems with that. Please help

[EddyK · Accepted solution]

Hello

Try this:

1. Open Device Manager
2. Expand Sound, video and game controllers
3. Right-click and update the driver (automatic method)
4. Reboot
5. If that doesn't work, right-click and uninstall your computer's existing audio driver
6. Action > Scan for hardware changes
7. Reboot

Regards,

Eddy

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[samuel003]

I have a question 

I have two audio drivers here-

1.Intel(R) Display audio

2.Realtek High Definition audio

Which of these should i uninstall, beacause updating didn't work.

 And if i uninstall, it will reinstall right? just want to make sure..

[EddyK]

Hello samuel003,

Sorry about the late reply.

Please uninstall Realtek High Definition Audio and tick the box for uninstalling the drivers.

And yes, they will reinstall.

If that doesn't work, a specific model/product number would be appreciated. (Please do not post serial numbers on the HP Support Forum)

Information on how to find a laptop's model/product number is detailed in this HP document.

Kind regards,

Eddy

[samuel003]

Thanks, It worked 

Appreciate for helping mate.

[777av8r]

Hi,

All the fixes mentioned here are only a temporary fix. After reinstalling the driver, the mute light works fine for a couple of days then stops working again.

[EddyK]

Hello @777av8r,

Have you tried installing graphics drivers specific to your setup and not samuel003's?

A specific model/product number would be appreciated. (Please do not post serial numbers on the HP Support Forum)

Information on how to find a laptop's model/product number is detailed in this HP document.

Kind regards,

Eddy

[dbusguy]

Product name - HP Pavilion
Product number- Y8K67UA#ABL

For the record, I have the same problem too.  What works for me is...

Open Device Manager, expand Sound, video and game controllers, and then either Disable -> Enable the sound entity or uninstall the drivers -> Reboot.

This has happened multiple times and is annoying.  Please find a permanent fix and release an update.

Thanks

[Joker3]

I am experiencing the same problem and it seems to be associated with Windows 10 updates from Microsoft. Perhaps it is a driver update that is changing the way that the Realtek audio driver works?

[Joker3]

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@dbusguy wrote:

Product name - HP Pavilion
Product number- Y8K67UA#ABL

For the record, I have the same problem too.  What works for me is...

Open Device Manager, expand Sound, video and game controllers, and then either Disable -> Enable the sound entity or uninstall the drivers -> Reboot.

This has happened multiple times and is annoying.  Please find a permanent fix and release an update.

Thanks

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Disable-> Enable works for me (HP 450 G2) without the need to reboot...but a few days later it fails again (possible after the next Windows update).