Firstly check the sound is not muted


Open Start

Type in the search bar Device Manager and click onto it when it comes up 

Look for System devices and expand 

Look for something that says something along the lines of Audio Controller it can vary laptop to laptop

When you find something with Audio in the the description - right click

Then select update driver

Select Browse my computer for driver software

Select let me pick from available drivers

Select High Definition Audio Controller

Click Next

It will install and should work straight away

However if it doesn't, restart your device


If that doesn't work, you can try uninstalling the sound driver and restarting the laptop which will then install it again. see below for instructions


Again search for Device manager

Select Sound, Video and control 

Right click on current sound driver

Right click and select uninstall


It will give you an option to delete the driver.. Make sure this is unticked!! You do not want to delete.


Then restart your device and it should reinstall in as part of the start up process.