Fix: No sound when playing any song in Spotify on Windows 11, 10

Spotify is a music player application that anyone can use to listen to music. This app has exploded in popularity recently and has quickly become everyone’s favorite.

Many Windows users have recently reported their dissatisfaction that when they play music or songs in the Spotify app on their Windows devices, they are unable to hear any sound from the device.

They are frustrated because there is nothing they can do about it. Listed below are some important factors that may cause this issue.

• Interruption when installing Spotify app
• Enable audio enhancement
• Some issues with sound output devices
• Without admin rights Running Spotify App

Taking into account all the above considerations, we have prepared some solutions that can help users who are facing such issues on their systems.

Fix 1 – Enable sound output device using sound settings

While we have considered all possible reasons for this issue with the Spotify app, the main issue may lie with sound settings where the output device is accidentally Disabled.

Here are a few steps that will show you how to enable the output sound device on your Windows system.

Step 1: Go to the taskbar and right-click the speaker icon in the far right corner as shown below.

Step 2: Select Sound Settings from the context menu to open the sound settings.

Step 3: Scroll down the sound settings page and click More sound settings options at the bottom.

Step 4: This will open the Sound Wizard. Also, make sure you are in the "Play" tab.

Step 5: Then, check whether the sound output device (such as speakers, headphones, etc.) is enabled.

Step 6: If they are disabled, right-click on the sound output device and click Enable from the context menu as shown below .

Step 7: Once enabled, close the Sound Wizard and Sound Settings page.

Now check if the sound is coming from the device when playing music in the Spotify app.

Hope this resolves the issue.

Fix 2 – Restart the Audiosrv service using Task Manager

Audiosrv (Windows Audio Service) is responsible for outputting various sounds from the device when any sound event occurs on the system. So, if there is any issue with Audiosrv, sound issues can happen unexpectedly. We recommend users to restart the Windows Audio Service once on their systems and check if this resolves the issue.

Here are the steps to help users do this.

Step 1: Open the Task Manager by pressing the CTRL SHIFT ESC keys simultaneously on your keyboard.

Step 2: Once the Task Manager window opens, go to the Services tab as shown below.

Step 3: Then, search for Audiosrv under the service name, as shown in the image.

Step 4: Right-click the Audiosrv service in the list and select Restart from the context menu.

#Step 5: Once completed, close the Task Manager window.

Step 6: Now open the Spotify app and play any song and check if you can hear the sound from your device.

Hope this solves the problem.

Fix 3 – Playing Audio Troubleshooter on Windows Systems

Microsoft releases a number of troubleshooters for various issues with the Windows operating system. Among several troubleshooters there is also an audio troubleshooter. This will help Windows users troubleshoot and resolve audio-related issues.

So, follow the steps outlined below to do so.

Step 1: Press the Windows R key to open the "Run" command box.

Step 2: Type control.exe /name Microsoft.Troubleshooting in the run box, then press Enter to open the troubleshooting page .

Step 3: Select Other troubleshooting options at the bottom of the troubleshooting page.

Step 4: Click the Run button of the Play Audio Troubleshooter option as shown below.

Step 5: Follow the on-screen instructions to complete troubleshooting and use the fix specified by the troubleshooter to resolve the audio issue.

Step 6: Now check if the issue has been resolved.

Hope it solves the problem.

Fix 4 – Launch Spotify App with Administrator Rights

Certain applications can cause issues when launched on the system while logged in with a user account. Therefore, if you execute the application using the management function, these problems will be solved simply.

Let’s see how to do this on a Windows system.

Step 1: Press the Windows key on your keyboard and type spotify.

Step 2: Right-click on the Spotify app from the search results.

Step 3: Select the Run as administrator option from the context menu as shown below.

Step 4: After opening the Spotify app, play a song and check if it is successful.

Hope it solves the problem.

Fix 5 – Turn off Audio Enhancement on Windows systems

Audio Enhancement is a feature that further improves the audio quality of your system for a better user experience. However, this feature may cause the above issues when listening to music using any music app other than the built-in app.

Therefore, we recommend users to disable the audio enhancement feature on the sound output device and check if the issue is resolved.

The steps to do this are listed below.

Step 1: Go to the taskbar and right-click the speaker icon in the far right corner as shown below.

Step 2: Select Sound Settings from the context menu to open the sound settings.

Step 3: Scroll down the sound settings page and click More sound settings options at the bottom.

Step 4: This will open the Sound Wizard. Also, make sure you are in the "Play" tab.

Step 5: Then, right-click on the sound output device and select Properties from the context menu as shown in the screenshot below.

Step 6: In the properties window of the sound output device, go to the Advanced tab.

Step 7: Then at the bottom, uncheck the Enable audio enhancements option checkbox under Signal Enhancements to turn it off.

Step 8: Finally, click Apply and OK to make the changes and close the properties window.

Step 9: Close the sound settings window.

Step 10: Play some music in the Spotify app and check if it fixes the issue.

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