Fortunately, most sound problems can be fixed by following a series of troubleshooting steps. This article provides a comprehensive guide to resolving audio issues in Windows. The tips are listed in order, so start with the first one, see if that helps, and then continue to the next one if it doesn’t.
Please, if there's a way to change the icons displayed on the quick switch for output devices on the taskbar, through registry or whatever, I'd like to know. It's not on you when it "causes problems" when I ask for a solution.
Please follow the steps below on how to get this fixed. Please hover your mouse to the sound icon at the lower right-hand corner then right-click it and click Troubleshoot Sound. Let the troubleshooter finish until it's done then this should either fix the problem or give us an error message.
Please right click the speakericon and then click on Troubleshoot Sound problems, and then go through the next windows until its done. It will tell you whether or not the problem is fixed.
Left Clicking on the SpeakerIcon results in "you'll need an app to open this ms-contact-supportlink" popup. Using Elevated Powershell to re-register all apps does not resolve supportlink issue or sound issue.
Right-click on the Speaker/Headphone icon in the taskbar of your PC. If the Startup status lists Stopped, click Start and then click OK. If the status is Running, right click then select Restart. If the issue persists, what is the exact make and model of your computer?
The red X on the speakericon means there is an issue with audio on your device. Your device may have an audio driver missing or another issue. Then click on Turn system icons on or off link. In next window turn off the toggle for volume. But if you wish to resolve the error for the audio try these steps.
With the above steps, you should be able to solve the problem of the speakericon showing a red cross in Windows 11. If the problem persists, it is recommended to contact an on-site technical support for further help.
If you see an "X" on the speakericon in your taskbar while your system is still playing audio, it may indicate a mismatch between the audio service's status and the actual audio output functionality.
This seems to be more of a Windows bug, than anything else, since for whatever reason Windows gets lost while listing the devices from the 'speakericon'. But it fetches the correct list when accessed through: Settings -> System -> Sound.
