Windows 10 audio issues

DrewDent · 26 Feb 2020

For the past month (starting Jan 24), I’ve been getting a reoccurring sound issue, where my speakers emit a periodic static/crackling/popping sound, while listening to music in iTunes, watching videos, etc.

I’ve been trying everything to fix the issue, even so far as getting a new motherboard for my laptop, yet I still am hearing the problem. Could this be the result of Windows itself, due to a recent update? Or the Realtek audio speakers?

If anyone here can help explain this to me, it’d be much appreciated. Thank you.
- Drew

Paul Black · 29 Feb 2020

Hello DrewDent,

Welcome to TenForums!

DrewDent said:

For the past month (starting Jan 24), I’ve been getting a reoccurring sound issue, where my speakers emit a periodic static/crackling/popping sound, while listening to music in iTunes, watching videos, etc.

I’ve been trying everything to fix the issue, even so far as getting a new motherboard for my laptop, yet I still am hearing the problem. Could this be the result of Windows itself, due to a recent update? Or the Realtek audio speakers?

Please click on My Vista + Win 7 Batch Files [Should work in Win 10] => Batch Files in my signature and perform this . . .

Scroll down the FIRST thread.

Under the heading msinfo32 [MS System Information] - Problem Devices, please run MS_Info32_Find_Problem_Devices.bat, Option [2], and then upload the results and someone will look at it for you.

I hope this helps!