Speaker icon missing Windows 7

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  1. Posts : 2
    Windows 7
       #1

    Speaker icon missing Windows 7


    The last couple of times I have started my computer (Windows 7) my speaker icon has been missing on the tool bar. Some times it will come back after I restart the computer. I tried right clicking on the time at the bottom and went to properties. The volume is set to off but is gray and I can not change it. I need some help.
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  2. Posts : 6,305
    Windows 7 Ultimate x64
       #2

    Hi Namo, welcome to the forums :)

    Follow these steps (highlighted in red)...

    System Icons - Turn On or Off

    Speaker icon missing Windows 7-step-1.png
    Speaker icon missing Windows 7-step-2.png
    Speaker icon missing Windows 7-step-3.png

    Also, i'd download the latest drivers for your Audio card and see if that has any effect.

    Apologies for the vagueness, i'm just off to bed


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    Last edited by Brink; 03 Dec 2013 at 21:37. Reason: added tutorial link for more info
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  3. Posts : 2
    Windows 7
    Thread Starter
       #3

    Thanks for the help but I did try that and when I get to the part to turn it on from the off position it is gray and I can not do anything.:)
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  4. Posts : 1,965
    win 7 X64 Ultimate SP1
       #4

    Guessing


    Open your control panel, open your sound card panel, and check to see if you have a device set as default.
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  5. Posts : 8
    win 7-32,64, Win 8.1
       #5

    HammerHead,
    I have the same problem with No speaker icon in the control panel under sound, have try what you have listed here, Still nothing, win 7 sp1 32
    Any think else that I could try let me know.
    Thanks
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  6. Posts : 71,976
    64-bit Windows 11 Pro for Workstations
       #6

    Hello baitmn, :)

    Were you able to turn on the Volume icon as posted above?

    If not, was it grayed out?

    System Icons - Enable or Disable

    Do you have you audio drivers installed?
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  7. Posts : 8
    win 7-32,64, Win 8.1
       #7

    speaker icon missing.


    Bink,
    Thanks for the reply, Sorry if I posted the message in the wrong board area

    But it is for win 7 forum,

    I had already try some of the post, when I try to install the factory driver audio, it give the message unable to install???
    The volume control on the task bar does work bring the volume up and down as needed but no sound from the speakers???
    In one of the message posted it said to download fix which was RegCure Pro, Is this what you meant???
    Any other tip to try would be helpful..

    Thanks in advance Shawn
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  8. Posts : 71,976
    64-bit Windows 11 Pro for Workstations
       #8

    Don't know where you got RegCure Pro from, but that's not going to help at all.

    Right click on your volume system icon, and click on Playback devices.
    Speaker icon missing Windows 7-volume-1.jpg
    Next, select another listed playback device, click on Set Default, and test to see if you hear audio from something. If not, repeat with another listed playback device until hopefully you do.
    Speaker icon missing Windows 7-volume-2.jpg
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  9. Posts : 8
    win 7-32,64, Win 8.1
       #9

    speaker Icon Missing


    Brink,
    The RegCure Pro, Came off of your site, from one of the answer that you had posted to me on the early message, so I had download it, but did not install it until I heard back from you.

    As far the other message tip of right click on the play back device, the only one listed there when you open it up is my Digital audio (s/pdif) which I do not use,

    I do not see anything else that I can change to make it a default item.
    How do I get this icon in there, That is where my problem lies,

    TIA for all the help any other tip that I could try???
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  10. Posts : 71,976
    64-bit Windows 11 Pro for Workstations
       #10

    I didn't post any such thing. It may have been advertising if you were not logged in to the site at the time.

    If this is still on your ASRock A770DE+ motherboard, then double check to make sure that you have these drives installed from either ASRock driver download links below for your Windows version to see if that may help.

    ASRock > Products > Motherboard > A770DE+ > Download

    OR

    ASRock > A770DE+


    • VIA high definition audio driver

    ...and install the latest NVIDIA driver for your EVGA 560FTW graphics card

    Latest NVIDIA ForceWare Video Drivers Windows 7

    Afterwards, see if you may be able to do what I previously posted to get audio back. :)
    Last edited by Brink; 17 Dec 2013 at 00:36. Reason: typo
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