
Luckily, there’s a handy tool called DPC Latency Checker. In some cases, high latency could be the cause of your static audio among many other audio problems. If you don’t see this option here, move on to the next steps. Right-click ATI HDMI Audio device driver if you can see it here and select Disable device. To do it:ġ) On your keyboard, press the Windows logo key and X at the same time, then choose Device Manager.Ģ) Click to expand Sound, video and game controllers category. You can disable it for your audio to go back to normal again. In some cases, ATI HDMI Audio device in your Device Manager could be the culprit of the popping sound on your Windows PC. Then click Apply and OK to save the change.Ħ) Check to see if your audio crackling problem is gone. Then expand Minimum processor state in this way as well.

Select Control Panel from the list.Ģ) View by Large icons and select Power Options.ģ) Select Change plan settings of whichever plan that you’re with now.ĥ) Click the + button to expand Processor power management. To fix it:ġ) On your keyboard, press the Windows logo key and S at the same time and then type in control. Popping sound from your speakers or headphones could relate to your driver problem. Note: The screens shown below are from Windows 10, but all the fixes apply to Windows 10 as well. Just work from the top down until you find the one that works for you. Here are 3 solutions you can try to get this problem fixed. But no worries, you can definitely get it fixed.


We’ve received reports from many Windows users reporting it. If you’re on Windows 10 or Windows 7, and you’re hearing popping sound coming out from your speaker and/or your headphones, you’re not alone.
