

If you see that, click on the speaker icon and sound should be restored.

Hover your mouse over the video and look for a little speaker symbol with a cross through it, as shown below.

YouTube and other videos embedded in website pages often play with the sound muted. If both the Windows and the speaker volume is up, check the volume of the video player itself. Left click on that and just check that the volume level is turned right up – it’s normally easier to fine-tune the actual volume level of the speakers themselves. In your Windows taskbar, you should see a little speaker icon.

First, the volume knob on the speakers themselves and then Windows’ own volume control. If you’re using external speakers on your PC, there are two volume levels you must check. We’re not going to insult your intelligence by suggesting you’ve forgotten to turn up the volume, but you have checked the volume, haven’t you? Here’s how to restore sound to your PC’s speakers. Why is there no sound from my PC speakers, you wonder, remembering how life was much simpler in 1985, with your Spandau Ballet LP, stacking hi-fi system and luminous green socks. If you have an external monitor but you're having issues getting your laptop to connect to it, check out our guide on how to fix second monitor not detected on Windows 10.You’ve clicked on a YouTube video of Spandau Ballet’s Gold, but you can’t hear Tony Hadley belting it out. Note that we recommend plugging your laptop in while using an external monitor so that you don't have to worry about the battery draining while you use your workstation. You can now close your laptop lid while still using your external monitor, regardless of whether or not your laptop is plugged in to a charger. At the bottom of the page, select Save changes.Also select Do nothing from the dropdown menu under the "Plugged in" column.In the "When I close the lid" options row, select Do nothing from the dropdown menu under the "On battery" column.On the left side of the Power Options page, select Choose what closing the lid does. On your laptop's desktop, right-click the battery icon.
