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You're asking about internal speakers? I understand now (I think) ... try this, it may give more information than event viewer does: Reliability Monitor is the Best Windows Troubleshooting Tool You Aren’t Using
2nd Major Problem - Audio disappears
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New #12
Yes, you are correct - I have no external speakers on this laptop. The idea of external speakers would seem to interfere with the whole rationale behind laptops - having them tethered to speakers defeats the whole portability business.
But anyway, AFA the Reliability Monitor goes, you didn't give me a link to download, and an internet search shows that it's already a part of Windows, and that it's accessed from the Action Center. This being a W10 forum I need some guidance on how to get to this tool on W10 - I see loads of ways to get to it on 7, 8, 8.1 & even Vista, but 10 is a mystery.
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New #13
I've downloaded Godmode from here: Create Control Panel All Tasks Shortcut in Windows 10
Now I have a 'classic control panel' (easier to work with). Follow the top line sequence to get where we want to go
Now here
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New #15
You have a Conexant audio chipset which they basically went of out of the audio chipset business after Synaptics bought them out. It is most likely a driver issue which you are not going to find any solutions.
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New #16
Here's the Reliability Monitor. I don't see anything.
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New #17
1. If you want a full record of what's happening on your PC you can try MS's Procmon (Process monitor). However, the captured log is massive as it's every registry read/write, file read/write etc.
You can filter this, so one approach is to
a. Minimise activity on your PC
b. Use the program's filters to screen out anything shown to leave a blank sheet
c. Any new activity that is different is then shown.
Note the filtering only affects what is displayed- you can revert to seeing the whole log.
Noting the exact time at which sound stops will help you look in the right place in the log.
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2. Noted you've still not reported you've checked your scheduled tasks.
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3. You've done a conventional clean boot: It's possible Autoruns (free from MS) will show more startups.
(All assuming this is not simply driver incompatibility of course).
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4. Windows build:
Did your laptop not experience this problem when running an earlier Windows build? I.e. has this problem started after upgrading?
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New #19
The red circle stands for "Critical event," which is some occurrence, error or failure that results in a reduction of the PC's reliability index. Here's an example from my desktop PC:
HTH,
--Ed--
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New #20
Here's a screenshot from the Task Scheduler. (image 1). When I click on All Running Tasks on the right side of the screen, I get image 2)... I have 0 idea what System Sound Service is, or if I should end the task.
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Here's the Logon tab from Autoruns. And as far as driver issues goes, I believe this laptop has but one sound driver. If there were issues of compatibility why would my headphones continue to work just fine?
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Here's another Reliability Monitor. No red X's this year. The Reliability details, which of what that I got by clicking on the 3 red X's on 12/31 are at the bottom. And if you can make sense of it and relate it to my sound problem I'd be both impressed and thrilled.
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