I'm not sure if the audiodg.exe problem is related here but I'll talk about it just incase.
Voicemeeter is a Virtual Audio Device Mixer able to manage any audio sources on Windows. Player, browser, webradio, video game, and with the sound coming from any audio DAW like Cubase, Ableton. Does Windows 7 have a Stereo Mixer control like in XP? I do not see it and can't find it. My Music software for recording live streaming music only records at extreme low level, beyond control of the software recorder and I can find no way to adjust the PC system sound level. The mic and Line In level control are available and OK. How to use Windows 7 as a software audio mixer For more live video, please go to http://gaming.justin.tv/msgtgunny/. But this one seemed a bit out of the picture. The new Audio mixer is pretty bad and won’t let you change volume according to your wish. That’s sad actually. But don’t worry you can always switch to other Audio Mixers if this is just not for you. There are tons of replacements for Audio Mixer in Windows 10 but which ones are the best?
After a windows 7 update I started noticing that my computer would frequently stop playing sound and the only fix was to restart the computer or restart the windows audio service.
Here was the event viewer error log:
Faulting application name: AUDIODG.EXE, version: 6.1.7601.18741, time stamp: 0x54d036f1
Faulting module name: unknown, version: 0.0.0.0, time stamp: 0x00000000
Exception code: 0xc0000005
Fault offset: 0x000000007741000a
Faulting process id: 0x4594
Faulting application start time: 0x01d0a672e3229387
Faulting application path: C:Windowssystem32AUDIODG.EXE
Faulting module path: unknown
Report Id: b63ce46d-13af-11e5-8070-bcee7b5a6664
Faulting module name: unknown, version: 0.0.0.0, time stamp: 0x00000000
Exception code: 0xc0000005
Fault offset: 0x000000007741000a
Faulting process id: 0x4594
Faulting application start time: 0x01d0a672e3229387
Faulting application path: C:Windowssystem32AUDIODG.EXE
Faulting module path: unknown
Report Id: b63ce46d-13af-11e5-8070-bcee7b5a6664
I updated my Realtek drivers to the latest version but it didn't make a difference.
I then disabled all sound effects in the enhancements tab of speaker properties which seemed to have fixed it.
However, this seems to have caused a new problem. Instead sounds stop playing and the volume mixer freezes also including other related setting like playback and recording device settings.
Has anyone else experienced these problems and know how to fix it?
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In Windows 10, everything looks just a little bit different -- including the icons and pop-ups from the system tray. There's a new calendar, a new 'Action Center,' and a new volume mixer -- one that slides horizontally instead of vertically.
If you find yourself missing the old vertical volume mixer from Windows 8.1 and earlier, I have good news for you: Getting the old-school volume mixer back is just a quick Registry tweak away.
Warning: This trick involves editing the Windows Registry, and misediting the Registry can cause your computer to stop functioning. So if you are not completely comfortable editing the Registry, I suggest sticking with the Windows 10 volume mixer for now.
1. Go to Start > All apps > Windows System > Run. Type regedit in the Run textbox and press Enter. This will open the Registry Editor.
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2. Inside the Registry Editor, navigate to HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE > SOFTWARE > Microsoft > Windows NT > CurrentVersion > MTCUVC. If you do not see MTCUVC, right-click on CurrentVersion and choose New > Key. Name the new key MTCUVC.
3. Right-click MTCUVC and choose New > DWORD (32-bit) Value.
Name this new DWORD EnableMtcUvc and leave the Value data at 0.
4. Log out of your Windows account and log back in. Click the speaker icon in your system tray and you should see your old-school Windows mixer. (You may not need to log out to see this; for many users it works instantly.)