Fix: No Audio "This Device Cannot Start. (Code 10)" Error

Windows Troubleshooting
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Originally published at: Fix: No Audio "This Device Cannot Start. (Code 10)" Error

Almost every single person who has a computer uses it to listen to music, watch movies and/or play games, which is why a computer losing its ability to play audio can be a pretty big deal. Windows computers can lose their ability to play audio for a wide variety of different reasons, and just one…

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solution 5 worked for me, thank you g!

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Try this:
“Open device manager and Uninstall High Definition Audio Controller.
2. Shut down (not restart).
3. Unplug the power cable.
4. Press and hold down the power button for 60 seconds.
5. Plugin and turn on the laptop.”
If that doesn’t work try this:
“boot
options, advanced. Uncheck the PCI Lock box if it’s checked and restart. Three devices
started working again. Intel wirelss card, SD Card and a Realtek audio device, Win 10 with AMD processor.”

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Thank you so much!

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Solution that finally worked for me (don’t skip any steps):

  1. Open device manager and Uninstall High Definition Audio Controller.
  2. Shut down (not restart).
  3. Unplug the power cable.
  4. Press and hold down the power button for 60 seconds.
  5. Plugin and turn on the laptop.
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Try the methods suggested below:
Open device manager and Uninstall High Definition Audio Controller.
2. Shut down (not restart).
3. Unplug the power cable.
4. Press and hold down the power button for 60 seconds.
5. Plugin and turn on the laptop."
If that doesn’t work try this:
“boot
options, advanced. Uncheck the PCI Lockbox if it’s checked and restart. Three devices
started working again. Intel wireless card, SD Card and a Realtek audio device, Win 10 with AMD processor.”

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Had the problem for days, updating drivers, uninstalling and
reinstalling for days. Finally found the problem in msconfig, boot
options, advanced. Uncheck the PCI Lock box if it’s checked and restart. Three devices
started working again. Intel wirelss card, SD Card and a Realtek audio device, Win 10 with AMD processor.

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solution 5 worked for me, thank you brother!

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I did all of the above but the sound still doesnt work :confused:

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None work for me.