Sound mostly not working in Skyrim

I've recently gotten back into playing Skyrim, but I'm having some trouble.

Namely, sounds are almost completely non-existent. Occasionally when attacking, or usually when speaking, all the sound comes back and starts working just fine (including background music and stuff), but for the most part it's completely silent. As a Khajiit playing stealth, this makes things quite difficult!

I'm not sure what information may be useful. I'm on pretty much a completely fresh install of Windows 8 (just upgraded yesterday) but the sound was glitchy before the upgrade too, so I don't think that's particularly useful...

Any advice on what to try would be much appreciated!

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Best Answer

Your problem is most likely related to your sound card drivers. After some searching the web i found that downloading the DirectX End-User Runtime Web Installer the problem was fixed. You can download the software HERE of the official microsoft website. This problem has been reported after upgrading your game in OS. (from vista to win7 and from win 7 to win 8). This solution fixed most problems. Hope it helps.

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How do I reset my Skyrim sounds?

Pre-requisite: Checking Sound Settings in OS

Launch Skyrim as an administrator. ...

Once inside the game, alt-tab to the other application (or press Windows + D) to go to the Desktop.

Once in the Desktop, right-click on the sound icon and click Open Volume Mixer. ...

Now, make sure that Skyrim's volume is at its full.

Why is Skyrim volume so quiet?

Originally posted by GoodSmith: Yeah Skyrim audio is known to be very low. Either use headphones that are sensitive to low audio (so they play it louder) or on some sound card there are enhancement settings that could increase the volume beyond what you see in the volume mixer. See if your card has such settings.

How do I make Skyrim louder?

How can I increase Skyrim's Volume?...1 Answer

On the control panel > hardware and sound > sound menu.

Select your speakers (realtek high definition audio for me) and choose > properties > then go to enhancements tab > and check the loudness equalization box, then re-launch skyrim, and check for differences on audio.

How do I fix my audio in eso?

Navigate to the Video/Audio menu and make sure the Master Volume option is up (with the dial to the right) and the mute Master Volume option is unchecked. If that does not help, reset your computer's sound device settings.

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