In my notification area in Windows & it keeps switching between mute (the red crossed box) and normal/working sound. I tried a new headset, in the same USB port, but the problem persists.
I have seen this happen on a couple of machines due to a virus infection that cannot be detected in some AV products. Please click on the link in my Signature, for Virus/Malware Help and do those things and post in that section of the forum and not here please.
Hi, yes Spunk is correct it could be malware, you might also like to go to start, search and type:-
mmsys.cpl (press enter) right click your speakers, select properties, then advanced, uncheck the box "allow applications to take exclusive control of this device" restart computer and test.
It happened a little yesterday and I don't see it happening anymore. I thought of a virus infection, too. Something must have caused it, even if it's not happening now, computers don't have immune systems after all.
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