HDMI does not appear on playback devices

Connecting HDMI is a great way to cast your computer screen to a different screen, like a projector or television. It's a great way to watch movies or play video games. However, many users struggle with this problem as they cannot connect to HDMI properly.

HDMI does not appear on Windows playback devices 10

The biggest problem comes from the fact that HDMI is not even available in Playback Devices in Windows sound settings 10 in the control panel. This can occur due to a wide variety of issues and we will present the best methods that can be used to resolve the issue..

What Causes HDMI Not Showing on Playback Devices in Windows 10?

There are several main causes of this problem and they can be solved by analyzing its root cause. Below you can find the full list:

• Your drivers may be out of date and need to be updated. This does not only concern the driver of your audio card, but also to the graphics card driver, as well as some hidden drivers are some rare cases.

• Hyper-V may be enabled on your computer and has been known to create these types of error messages.

• You cannot see your HDMI devices in Playback devices because the device is disabled.

• VLC Media Player might be installed on your computer, which is another known cause of the problem

Solution 1: reinstall the graphics and audio card drivers

Although the problem is sometimes related to the audio and, sometimes, with the video, HDMI needs the audio and video channels to work properly and people were delighted to see that just updating the graphics card driver would solve the problem.. problem for them!

1. Click on the start menu at the bottom left of the screen, then write “Device administrator” and select it from the list of available results just by clicking on the first one.

2. You can also press the Windows key combination + R to open the Run dialog. Enter »devmgmt. msc »in the dialog box and click OK to run it.

Run Device Manager via Run dialog

1. Since this is the graphics card driver you want to update on your computer, click the arrow next to the Display Adapters section, right click on your video card and choose Uninstall Device

Uninstall the graphics card driver

1. Confirm any dialog boxes or prompts that ask you to confirm the uninstallation of the current graphics device driver and wait for the process to complete.

2. Find your graphics card driver on the card manufacturer's website and follow their instructions, that should be available on the site. After performing a card architecture search, operating system and CPU, you should try several different drivers, starting with the most recent.

3. Save the installation file to your computer and run the executable from there. Your computer may restart multiple times during installation.

The graphics card driver installation process for NVIDIA

1. Go back to the Device Manager window and expand Sound Drivers, video and games. Right-click on each entry in the list and choose Update Driver from the context menu.

2. Choose the option Search automatically for updated driver software in the new window and wait to see if the utility can find the latest drivers.

Automatic driver search

1. Check if HDMI is listed in the playback devices section in the sound settings!!

Note: If updating these drivers doesn't work, click View in the top menu and check the box next to Show hidden devices. Look for HDMI or audio devices in System Devices and try updating them too.

Solution 2: deshabilite Hyper-V

The Hyper-V role is available in Professional and Enterprise versions of Windows 10 and is used to create and run virtual machines on Windows 10. This is an optional feature for Windows users 10 and people have reported that simply disabling it was enough to stop HDMI sound issues.

1. I searched “Symbol of the system” by typing it in the start menu or hitting the search button next to it. Right-click on the first entry that will appear as a search result and select the entry from the context menu “Execute as an administrator”.

2. What's more, you can also use windows logo key combination + R to open the Run dialog. Type »cmd» in the dialog box that appears and use the key combination Ctrl + Shift + To enter to run command prompt with administrator privileges.

Running command prompt as administrator

1. Type the following command in the window and make sure to hit Enter after typing it.

dism.exe /Online /Disable-Feature:Microsoft-Hyper-V-All

1. Wait for the dialog box to appear asking you to confirm this process and press the Y key on your keyboard before hitting the Enter key to do so.

2. Check if you still have problems with the HDMI displayed on the playback devices.

Solution 3: enable disabled devices view

It is quite possible that Windows 10 have somehow automatically disabled the HDMI sound output, as it is often considered unnecessary and is never set as the default. This is a big Microsoft mistake, since hiding the device in the playback devices was definitely unnecessary. Be sure to check if this is the cause of your problem!!

1. Right click on the volume icon at the bottom right of the screen and choose the playback devices. An alternative way would be to open your PC's Control Panel and set the View by option to the large icons. Thereafter, locate and click the Sounds option to open the same window.

2. Stay on the play tab of the sound window that just opened.

Sound Settings in Control Panel

1. Right-click anywhere in the center of the window and check the boxes next to Show disabled devices and Show disconnected devices. Your HDMI device should now appear. Disabled devices in sound settings

2. Left click on the newly appeared device and hit the Set Default button below which you should change the sound to HDMI as soon as you connect.

Solution 4: uninstall or reinstall VLC Media Player

This software is definitely recommended as one of the best free options available for users who want to watch videos of all formats on their computer.. It is easy to use and has many useful functions, but people have reported that the problem stopped appearing after uninstalling it.

Try clearing it and see if the error is gone. If it disappears, you can try your luck reinstalling it with the latest version available online.

1. First, make sure you are logged in with an administrator account, as you will not be able to uninstall programs with any other account privileges.

2. Click on the start menu and open the Control Panel by searching for it. Alternatively, you can click gear icon to open settings if you are using windows 10.

3. On the control panel, select View by: Category in the upper right corner and click Uninstall a program in the Programs section.

Uninstall a program in Control Panel

1. If you use the Settings app, by clicking Applications, a list of all programs installed on your PC will immediately open.

2. Find the VLC entry in the list and click on it once. Click the Uninstall button above the list and confirm any dialog boxes that may appear. Follow the onscreen instructions to uninstall VLC and then restart your computer. Desinstalar VLC Media Player