Fix- Sound stuttering / distortion problem in Windows 10

Are you hearing any stutters/distortion sound coming out of the sound devices which you are using in Windows 10? If the answer to this question is ‘Yes‘, then you are not alone. Some Windows 10 users are also complaining about similar kind of problem in the forum. But, there is no need to worry. In this article, we have prescribed some solutions for this problem, just follow them and the problem should be solved in no time. But, before moving on to the main solutions we suggest you to go through these workarounds first and check if these simpler solutions solve your problem or not.

Workarounds–

1. If this is the first time you are having this kind of trouble at your end, a simple restart of your system may solve this issue on your computer.

2. If you are using a wired headphone/speaker, follow these steps-

a. Disconnect the speaker/headphone from your computer. Wait for a minute.
b. Connect the speaker/ headphone to your computer again. Check if it improves the situation or not.

3. Try connecting the speaker/ headphone with another computer/pc. Check if it works fine or it still sounds stutters/distorted.

If any of these workarounds didn’t work out or if the speaker/ headphone is working perfectly in other computer, go for these fixes-

Fix-1 Disable Audio Enhancements-

Disabling Audio Enhancements has worked out for many users. Follow the same at your end-

1. Press Windows key+R to open Run window on your computer. Now, type “mmsys.cpl” and hit Enter. Sound window will be opened.

 

 

2. In Sound window, scroll through the list of sound devices on your computer, and right click on the device you are currently using and then click on “Properties” to open the properties of it.

 

 

3. In Properties window, go to “Enhancement” tab and then uncheck the option “Disable all sound effects“.

4. Finally, click on “Apply” and “OK” to save the changes on your computer.

 

 

Try to check if you are experiencing stutters/ distortion on your computer. Go for the next fix if this didn’t fix the problem.

 

Fix-2 Run Audio Troubleshooter-

Running audio troubleshooter may fix this issue on your computer.

1. Press Windows key+I to open Settings window. In Settings window, click on “Update & Security“.

 

 

2. In Update & Security window, click on “Troubleshoot” on the left hand side of the window.

3. Now, in the right hand side, scroll down to find and click on “Playing Audio” and then click on “Run the troubleshooter” to run the troubleshooter on your computer.

 

 

Troubleshooter will run on your computer to detect any problem with the audio device, and attempt to fix the problem.

Check if you the problem still persists or not.

 

Fix-3 Reinstall Audio driver on your computer-

Uninstalling and reinstalling audio driver on your computer may work out for you.

1. Press Windows key+X and then click on “Device Manager“. Device Manager window will be opened.

 

 

2. In Device Manager window, click on “Sound, video and game controllers” to expand it.

3. Now, right click on “Realtek(R) Audio” and then click on “Uninstall device” to uninstall the device temporarily from your computer.

 

 

4. Simply click on “Uninstall“, if a warning message appears on your computer.

 

 

Once the uninstallation process is complete, restart your computer.

Upon rebooting, Windows will reinstall the uninstalled audio driver on your computer.

If you see the audio driver is not installed on your computer, follow these steps to install it manually on your computer-

a. Press Windows key+X and then click on “Device Manager” to open Device Manager window on your computer.

b. In Device Manager window, click on “Action” in the menu bar, and then click on “Scan for hardware changes“.

 

 

Windows will scan for any missing driver and will install the audio driver in that process.

The problem should be fixed on your computer.

 

Fix-4 Update audio driver-

If any of the previous tricks didn’t work out for you, updating the audio driver may work out for you.

1. Press Windows key+X and then click on “Device Manager“. Device Manager window will be opened.

 

 

2. In Device Manager window, click on “Sound, video and game controllers” to expand it.

3. Now, right click on “Realtek(R) Audio” and then click on “Update driver” to update the device temporarily on your computer.

 

 

3. When you will be asked, ‘How do you want to search for drivers?’, simply click on “Search automatically for updated driver issue“.

 

 

Windows will search for the latest driver for your audio device and will download it and install the same on your computer. You may need to restart your computer to save the changes on your computer.

The issue with the audio device should be fixed on your computer.