Installation of sound drivers in Windows 10 can sometimes be a bit tricky even if it is a Plug n Play soundcard. First verify that you have the correct drivers and you know the name of your soundcard. You can usually get the name and model number of the soundcard from the start-up screen when you put your computer on. You may need to use the pause (break) key on your keyboard to freeze the screen long enough for you to read the details.

Next you will need to locate the driver files on the CD or CD ROM that you've got. A bit of intuition helps here. You may have to use explorer to navigate through the various directories and sub directories on your CD ROM. It goes without saying that directory names like Sound or soundpro or Win10 mean that you are on the right track. It may be a bit more cryptic. The sound directory may have several sub-directories through which you have to navigate. These relate to various operating systems and the directory you need may be called something like Windrv10 or 10drv8459. Within the correct sub directory if you have a choice of old or new drivers load the older ones - there's less of a chance you'll have a problem with the old drivers. Avoid directories that suggest they are for Windows NT or Windows 31, 3.1 or 3.x.

Sound drivers for Windows 10 are of two types: They can either be exe files or ini ones. These tags refer to the extension name of the file that initiates the installation program. The extension name of the file indicates how you would proceed to install the sound drivers. With exe files the operation is relatively simple. With the ini files it's is only a couple of steps more difficult.

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