Conexant SmartAudio HD No Sound Issue for Windows 10

Have you just performed Windows 10 update and found that there’s no sound coming from your Conexant audio device?

Well, you’re not alone. This is one issue that troubles many Windows users.

Thankfully, it doesn’t take much to solve it. In this post, we’ll discuss some solutions that have worked for many Windows users. We’re sure that at least one of these will work for you too.

Of course, you don’t have to perform all the solutions given in this post. Just perform the solutions in the sequence they’re given below, until the problem disappears.

Error Message

This issue sometimes is accompanied with an error message, and sometimes not. When an error message appears with the issue, it is likely to be one of these.

“The application will exit”
“Failed to create Conexant Audio Factory, The SmartAudio will now exit”
“A conexant audio device could not be found”

The solutions discussed in this post have known to work for Toshiba, HP, Dell, Asus, Samsung, Acer, and Lenovo computers. However, there’s no reason why they wouldn’t work for a computer of any other make.

Solution 1 – Run MSConfig

A Microsoft Utility, MSConfig is also called the System Configuration Utility. You can use it to decide what services and programs load automatically with Windows.

Here are the steps to follow.

Click the Windows icon in the taskbar, type “run” in the start search box, and then press Enter
Now type msconfig and press Enter
Click the Boot tab
Click the Advanced options tab
Check the Maximum Memory box and insert the value as 3072 (If you find that this value is unavailable, then insert the value as 4096)

Solution 2 – Update Conexant Audio Driver

This error can occur if your Conexant audio driver is missing or out-of-date. Installing the latest driver in this case will resolve the issue.

You can update Conexant audio driver manually or automatically. The latter is more recommended because it allows you to update your driver with a click of a button. Also this method doesn’t require any kind of technical knowledge.

First, we’ll look at how to update Conexant audio driver automatically and next we’ll see how to use the manual method. There are two ways to update drivers manually—through device manager and downloading the driver from the Internet. We’ll see both the methods.

Update Conexant Audio Driver Automatically

After you’ve updated the Conexant audio driver, don’t forget to reboot Windows. The changes come into effect only after restart.

Automatic driver update tools offer many benefits, the most important ones being:

You can update device drivers automatically
The software scans and updates all outdated or missing drivers at one go
The tool picks the right drivers for your device and operating system, so you won’t have to worry about installing an incorrect driver by mistake
Automatic driver updates are 100% safe

Driver Updater is one of the best driver update tools out there. Outbyte Driver Updater will give you access to a database of over 1 million drivers. It will regularly scan your PC, suggesting new driver versions to install. Driver Updater contains drivers for a variety of Windows devices. With just one click, you can update drivers in your system.

Step 1
Click here to Install and launch the app

Step 2
Scan all devices

Step 3
Install or update drivers automatically

Start Download

Update Conexant Audio Driver Using Device Manager

Here are the steps to follow for updating the Conexant Audio driver using Device Manager.

Click the Windows icon in the taskbar
Type ‘run’ in the start search box and then press enter
Type ‘devmgmt.msc’ and click the OK button
Expand Sound, video, and game controllers and then right-click on the Conexant SmartAudio HD and select Update driver software
Click Browse my computer for driver software

Next, select Let me pick from a list of device drivers on my computer
Select a suitable driver from the list that appears on your screen and follow on-screen prompts
Once the driver is installed, you’ll be asked to restart windows. Reboot so that the changes can take effect

Download Conexant Audio Drivers Manually

If you want, you can download the latest Conexant Audio driver manually. While Conexant offers many amazing audio and voice-enabled products for sound systems (such as Conexant HD SmartAudio) and computer peripherals, it doesn’t offer Conexant audio drivers on its official website.

So, there’s no point in searching for the latest Conexant audio driver on Conexant website. Instead you should go to your laptop or desktop manufacturer’s website and search for the compatible SmartAudio HD driver. For example, if you use a Dell laptop, then you should go Dell official site and download the latest Conexant audio driver from there. Similarly Lenovo and Acer users can get the drivers from their PC manufacturer’s site.

Solution 3 – Deactivate Windows Update

We don’t know why this steps work, but some Windows 10 users claim that they were able to resolve the issue by deactivating Windows Update.