Monday, 10 August 2015

Audacity fix for Windows 10: Internal PortAudio error

UPDATE 15/08/15: Added note to step 3.
UPDATE 03/01/16: Corrected one letter in "PostAudio" didn't notice that :P
UPDATE 05/05/16: More backstory
Tested with Audacity 2.1.1 and 2.1.2 nightly.

Backstory:
I recently upgraded my laptop to Windows 10 using the Get Windows 10 app. I wanted to use it as a recorder when recording gameplays. Installed it, opened Audacity, the error appears: Internal PortAudio error.

Quick Fix:

1. Open the Device Manager. Use the search feature to find it.

2. When it opens, find "Sound, video and game controllers", click it. open (double-click) RealTek HD Audio Driver (or anything you find there)


3. When a windows appears, go to the "Driver" tab. After that, click "Roll back driver"

Note: If it does not let you do it you can skip this step.



4. After doing the rollback, click the "Update Driver" button, when ANOTHER (:P) window appears, click "Search automatically for updated driver software"



5. When the update is finished, go back to the previous window. The "Digital Signer" should now say "Microsoft Windows Hardware Compatibility Driver".

6. Try Audacity now! If it still does not work, just wait, Audacity is not officially supported for Windows 10 yet.

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