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Pavilion 15-cw1xxx
Microsoft Windows 10 (64-bit)

There is absolutely no bass coming from my Pavilion laptop and that's no good. I've seen some threads with this same problem that mention HP Beats but that isn't installed on my computer. Please help me.

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@kokoje Welcome to HP Community!

 

I understand that you are not getting Bass.

 

Try the steps recommended below.

 

Turn Off Audio Enhancements in Windows 10

 

In the taskbar search, type ‘Sound’ and select Sound Control Panel item from the list of results.
The Sound properties box will open. Under the Playback tab, right-click the Default Device – Speakers/Headphones and select Properties.

In the Speakers Properties box which opens, switch to the Enhancements tab, select the Disable all enhancements checkbox.

Now try to play your audio device. Does it work?

 

Also, try the steps recommended below.

 

Go to Windows Device Manager > Sound, video and game controllers section.
In the list of audio device drivers, look for Realtek High definition Audio. This is the device driver for BeatsAudio (a little bit sneaky, wouldn’t you say?).
Right-click and select Disable. The downward arrow displays on this driver, indicating it is disabled. (NOTE: At this point, you won’t be able to play any music files.)
Right-click and select Update Driver Software.
Select Browse my computer for driver software.
Select Let me pick from a list of device drivers on my computer.
You should see a window that says Select the device driver you want to install for this hardware. NOTE: If you see a window that says something like this is the best driver for this device, exit the window and repeat steps 4, 5, and 6.
In the Model box, highlight Realtek Audio Device (this is the substitute audio device driver) and click Next.
At the Update Driver Warning window, click Yes. You should see a confirmation window with the High Definition Audio Device displayed. Click Close.
In the list of audio device drivers in the Sound, video and game controllers section, you’ll notice that the High Definition Audio Device now displays instead of Realtek High definition Audio.
At the prompt to reboot, click Yes.

If the issue still persists try the steps recommended below.


Is the loudness equalization off? If not, please:
Right, click the speaker icon
select 'Playback Devices'. 
Highlight the default device
Click Properties
Click Enhancements tab
Next to 'Loudness Equalization' take out the checkmark in the box.
Click Apply
Click OK

 

Lastly, uninstall the audio driver from the device manager and update the driver and BIOS using the HP support assistant.

 

You can update drivers on the PC using the HP support assistant.

 

Refer to this article to know more information about using the HP support assistant.

 

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