Re: Sound stopped working on all VMs

tirebiter31 — Tue, 18 Apr 2023 17:05:03 GMT

I have uninstalled vmware Workstation Player v16 and installed v17. I completely removed all sound devices on the server and reinstalled them via a hardware detection scan. Nothing changed. The server gets sound through the external speakers, but all three VMs don't. They only get sound when the server is connected to the bluetooth earbuds.

Any suggestions of what to try next?

Sound stopped working on all VMs

tirebiter31 — Thu, 13 Apr 2023 20:38:50 GMT

I have been running VMWare Workstation 16 Player for a few years. I currently run three VMs (Win8,Win8, Win7), almost always only one at a time.

The other day I connected the server to a pair of bluetooth earbuds. The VM I was using played sounds over the earbuds.

When I disconnected the earbuds from the server, it correctly played sounds through the external speakers. But no sound came from any of the 3 VMs, but the sound level bar moved on the volume control, indicating there was sound. When I reconnected the earbuds, the VMs played sounds from them.

So none of the VMs sound works when the server uses the original external speakers.

I've tried all combinations of restarting the VMs and the server. I disconnected the virtual sound card and reconnected it, even though it is on a per VM basis and the problem is global to all VMs.

Does anyone have any advice on how to restore normal sound to the VMs?

Thanks and regards,
Dan

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Re: Sound stopped working on all VMs

Sound stopped working on all VMs