No Audio in FO4, most fixes tried.

[Demon32835]

Hey so I just updated to a new Computer and FO4 has no audio at all. The correct playback device is selected, I updated all my drivers, I reinstalled directX, I even tried changing the audio format. I also tried reinstalling FO4 and even steam entirely.

I tried FO3, FO:NV, and even Skyrim and those all have audio. All other games I have tried I have audio in.

Any other ideas before I give it wipe and completely reinstall windows?


(the computer I am doing this on has been operational for about....4 days now, so a complete wipe isnt terrible, just annoying.)

[Skeptik]

Make sure, you're not setup to be in something your PC can't decode. i.e. Most audio is set to decode at 44.1 khz (which is CD quality) some can decode in 48 khz (which is DVD quality)

For me personally, my system can playback/record/decode audio up to 24 bits at a sample rate of 96 khz, but it's not set to that for video games and watching videos and stuff.

The point is, maybe your system is set to 48 khz and you can't decode higher than 44.1 khz. That would result in hearing no audio.

Right click on your volume button in the system tray and go to playback devices. Then select your proper playback device and then run through the configure setup to make sure it's configured correctly.

Also make sure that all other audio devices are disabled (the ones that you're not using). That's what I do, so things don't get over complicated.

Check in your device manager and make sure proper devices are selected and disable ones that are irrelevant. There could be some kind of driver conflit where your PC gets confused on which one to use.

Good luck! Keep me posted.

[BlazeD]

Go into your device manager and see if you have "NVIDIA High Definition Audio" Disable it if you do have it then try again.

[Demon32835]

Tried both of those suggestions. At one point disabling Nvidia worked but now it doesnt anymore.

[cheshirm]

did you copy My Games\Fallout4 folder from your old computer to your new one?
if so, try deleting the 3 .ini files and let the game generate new one.

[Demon32835]

It was a brand new install on the new machine.

[ronr42]

Have you tried the first thing you should have done? Verify the integrity of the game cache.

[Demon32835]

Yes.

[Evilcouchpotato]

Im having the same issue with only the intro is playing audio...but all other audio from the main menu on is somehow disabled. I have followed all steps here as well with zero changes. Installing/uninstalling mods has zero affect as well
Also switched from running in DX12 to DX11 with no results either...sorry man think we are boned

[Idlemind]

Are your speakers plugged in? Are they plugged in correctly?

[Evilcouchpotato]

lol, yes all other audio for games, movie and system sounds are working fine

[DARKMATTER_497]

Sounds like, you are missing a audio file, in Fallout4

[Evilcouchpotato]

if that is the case, how would I identify or repair that if reinstalling the game and verifying the cache hasnt worked so far? (btw thanks for the halp, Ill be passing this info along to the others)

[cheshirm]

so, windows 10 has audio drivers. your sound card has audio drivers. not clear what anyone is using. if you are using the windows 10 driver, try using the sound card driver from the manufacturer. or, if you are using the manufacturer sound card driver, delete it and try the windows 10 audio driver. shouldnt make any difference but the sound isnt working so worth a try? maybe its something specific to your hardware and win 10.

[Demon32835]

I've tried switching between drivers. I haven't been able to figure it out.

[Demon32835]

Still no fix. I even tried reinstalling windows and it did nothing. I have confirmed it is working on my laptop and tried copying the files from it onto my desktop. Everything is plugged in correctly, all drivers are up to date, directx is up to date as well, at least according to its installer.

Every other game i have tried is fully function with video and audio, as well as the other Bethesda games I have so it is exclusive to Fallout 4. Any other ideas to try?