If there is a red cross on the speaker icon in your Taskbar, and see a message No Audio Output Device is Installed error, then see this fix.

What to do if Nvidia High Definition Audio No Sound on Windows PC There are several factors that can cause this particular problem ranging output device is changed to a faulty installed or updated ...

Right click on Nvidia Output and select Set as default device as your sound card device Check if Nvidia Output Not Plugged In problem still occurs.

The No audio output device installed error occurs on a Windows computer when there is an issue with your audio device or its driver. Check the driver status in the Device Manager.

Initially it said “no audio output device installed” and when I tried to update the drivers it said the computer couldn’t find updated drivers.