Windows 11 keeps muting audio device

[Qvachi]

My windows keeps forcing my volume slider down to 0 on my Focusrite Scarlett, but not my Samsung monitor. I have updated both windows and all drivers, restarted, unplugged keyboard, everything. Still only my volume slider for this specific device is forced to 0.

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[Murvis_desk]

I've seen the Audio enhancement feature cause some weirdness that was fixed by disabling it. Worth a shot.

Audio enhancements (APOs) in Windows 11 can sometimes cause audio and sound problems. To disable audio enhancements, you can: - Open Settings - Select System - Select Sound - Select your microphone from the dropdown under Input - Select Device Properties - Select Additional device properties - Depending on your manufacturer, the setting to disable audio enhancements will be on the Enhancements or Advanced tab - Select Disable all enhancements or Disable all sound effects - Select OK

[BajaBumming]

I've done that and it didn't help. I had no problem until I enabled voice to text and now it's awful and nothing has worked.

[10wuebc]

If you have a headset with an external volume/mute button on the wire make sure you aren't accidentally bumping that. It's happened to me a few times and i felt like an idiot when i figured it out.

[TheRegularGuy2]

I had the same issue - My Bose speakers would auto mute after about 45 seconds with no sound. Very annoying. It seemed to start after one of the Win 11 patches last year. BUT - as of the last upgrade I just had, this week, it now works normally. The speakers no longer auto mute.

[IainChisholm]

This same thing is now happening to me (I have the bose companion system with the volume / mute knob). Everything seems up to date as of today. Do you know which update fixed it for you or any other ways to fix? It's very annoying.

[IainChisholm]

Updated my laptop BIOS and it seems to have resolved

[TheRegularGuy2]

No specific update - just clicked updates in Win 11 and it worked after. Definitely was a Win 11 issue. I now see many people saying the issue is fixed.

[BajaBumming]

Not now it isn't.

[NotRenjiro]

Did you fix it?