Speaker icon has a red "X"
If the speaker icon has a red cross over it, please follow these steps to enable the audio system:
Windows 10
Open up the Control Panel:
- Right click on start menu>Pick Control Panel OR type "control panel" in Search bar
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- Click change View by in the top right corner to say "CATEGORY" so that you can find "Hardware and Sound")
-on Hardware and Sound>“Manage audio Devices”
* You should see that the Speakers are enabled.
* If you do not see them:
- Right click on the playback devices area> click show disabled devices
- Right click on the disabled Device>click the Enable option
- Double click on the device to bring up its properties and go to the Levels tab
- Here, make sure the volume level is not set very low.
- For the Microphone, you may have to test audio, but in the Recording section