Windows 11 · Windows

Fix No Sound in Google Chrome on Windows

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Answer

Check the Windows output device and Volume mixer, confirm the tab and site are not muted, test another app, then use Chrome support guidance before resetting browser data.

Guide steps4 steps
  1. Check Windows output and volume
  2. Check the Chrome tab and site
  3. Compare another application
  4. Verify the result
  5. If it still does not work

Check Windows output and volume

Choose the intended output device and confirm Chrome is not muted in Volume mixer.

System Volume Mixer on Windows 11
System Volume Mixer on Windows 11

Check the Chrome tab and site

Confirm the tab is not muted and test sound on another website.

Compare another application

Play audio in another app; if it also fails, use Windows audio troubleshooting before resetting Chrome.

Verify the result

Play a known test source and verify the tab, site, Chrome Volume mixer entry, Windows output, and a second application all use the intended device.

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If it does not work

  • If all apps are silent, use Windows audio troubleshooting. If only Chrome is silent, restore site permissions and extensions one at a time before resetting browser data.
Sources and verification

Checked against official documentation on . Scope: Windows.

Follow the linked first-party guidance if labels differ after a platform or app update.

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