Microsoft Surface owners report random sound issues
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There is a thread at the Microsoft Answers web page where a number of Microsoft Surface owners report having the following problem: the tablet's sound output gets muted for no obvious reason. A press of the volume rocker sets the volume back to its previous level, but the mute button gets triggered again sooner or later, either randomly or after the device is turned back on from sleep mode.
Interestingly, it is speculated that the touch cover for the Microsoft Surface might be at the bottom of this as the issue is present only if the accessory is in use. Microsoft representatives have suggested a few solutions, but so far, none of them seem to have helped.
Are any Microsoft Surface owners experiencing such problems? Let us know down in the comments!
source: Microsoft Answers via Neowin
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13 Comments
1. Muhannad posted on 08 Nov 2012, 07:38 13 1
Before anyone says anything, just remember that all products have a faulty batch and one or two users is only a small number compared to the number of people who bought the tablet. It can all be fixed with a small software update.
6. nwright94 (unregistered) posted on 08 Nov 2012, 10:36 2 2
I seriously doubt you'd say this same thing if it were an apple device :p
8. Muhannad posted on 08 Nov 2012, 12:47 0 0
I would say the same thing for an Apple device, all devices have there fair share of faults.
9. JeffdaBeat posted on 08 Nov 2012, 17:30 3 0
I'm probably the biggest Apple fanboy here and I point out flaws with their products. It happens.
10. nwright94 (unregistered) posted on 08 Nov 2012, 17:37 0 1
I admit their flaws too. I don't see any product and company as perfect, I'm just pointing out that if this were the iPad with the same issue, the tone would be opposite from this.
2. daniebanjar posted on 08 Nov 2012, 08:09 1 2
i have same problem, i had instaled my laptop with windows8, i thing its have software problem,
4. Penny posted on 08 Nov 2012, 09:18 1 1
I have the Surface RT with the Touch Cover, and yes I have noticed this problem as well. It only occurs after waking the computer up from sleep as far as I can tell, and it is resolved by pressing the volume up or down button when you resume.
Pretty sure this is a software issue related to the Windows 8 sleep/wake function.
5. imeubeu posted on 08 Nov 2012, 09:30 0 0
only problem i hav is the wi-fi, hav to reset it ever 5mins
11. codymws posted on 08 Nov 2012, 18:58 1 0
I haven't experienced this issue, and I use the touch cover.
I have had a problem with the Xbox Music app though, the audio skips and freezes when I browse the web in Internet Explorer. I think it's a fixable problem with the Music app though, because that hasn't happened with iHeartRadio or TuneIn.
13. xpxp2002 posted on 09 Nov 2012, 08:34 0 0
I haven't experienced this issue, but I have noticed that when the device is "asleep"/connected standby, that mail notification sounds are garbled, as though the sound subsystem isn't outputting at the correct rate.
