If your sound suddenly stops working and you investigate your sound settings only to find an output device labeled (or similar variations like esaudriver device ), you are likely dealing with a Virtual Audio Driver conflict. This issue typically arises after installing streaming software, screen recorders, or specific video conversion tools. The computer is attempting to output audio to a virtual driver that has no physical speakers attached to it.
Based on initial diagnostics, the failure is likely caused by one of the following: esaudriver device no sound