For all its positives, Windows sometimes acts in unexpected ways—like a sudden lack of audio. If your computer abruptly stops playing sound, try these easy steps to fix the issue:

First thing to check: The audio output device. Windows 10 can sometimes change it to a different source unbeknownst to you.

If your sound still doesn’t work by this point, you may have a missing or corrupt driver for your audio controller.

This story, "How to fix audio problems on your Windows PC" was originally published by PCWorld.