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Hey guys, for some reason I can't seem to get any sound to come out of my computer and I can't figure out what the problem is. I made sure my speakers/headphones are working, I made sure everything was properly connected, I made sure there was nothing muted, I uninstalled and reinstalled the driver, I made sure the proper device was set to default... I've done everything. Something has to be screwed up with the software too because I'm not getting any audio levels from the default device when playing something whereas even if my speakers weren't working, I'd be seeing the bar go up and down. I just can't figure out what the problem could be. Help?

Open your Device Manager.
Click on View ... Show hidden devices

Click on and Delete (with the Delete key) any devices that have a ? or ! in front of them.
If the Device Manager has an "Other" device category, open it and Delete any devices in the "Other" category.
Now, reboot.

The reboot will force Windows to refind the deleted devices and hopefully see them for what they are.
After rebooting, give Windows time to locate and properly install the deleted devices.

Go to the Device Manager and verify that all your devices are listed correctly.

Yeah I tried all that and still couldn't get it to work. I just did a system restore and it fixed it, I have no idea what caused it to happen but it was very strange..