The Discord Screen Sharing feature allows users to share their screens with their friends. PC gamers can share games as well as other applications on their Windows 11 and Windows 10 computers. Some Discord users have been reporting issues of Discord Screen Share Audio not working. In this post, we provide the most suitable solutions to this issue.
Why is there no sound when I share my screen on Discord?
The most likely culprit to why there is no sound when you share your screen on Discord on your Windows PC, is a corrupted Discord cache and temporary files cache. To quickly resolve the issue, you can try deleting cache files and then restart your device.
Why is my Discord audio not working?
If you are experiencing Discord audio not working issue on your Windows 11/10 gaming rig, it’s usually due to improper audio settings or your audio device not being selected as the default device. Also, the issue might be caused by a botched Discord update or a bug in the Discord app. These issues can easily be fixed.
Discord Screen Share Audio not working in Windows 11/10
If you’re facing the Discord Screen Share Audio not working issue, try our recommended solutions below in no particular order to see if they help resolve the issue.
- Configure correct Screen Sharing option
- Enable Experimental method
- Manually add your Activity in Discord
- Use Push to Talk
- Run Discord with Admin privilege
- Reset Voice Settings in Discord
- Use Discord Legacy Audio Subsystem
- Update/reinstall audio drivers
- Clear Discord cache folder
- Check audio settings on PC
- Run Discord in windowed mode
- Uninstall and Reinstall Discord
Let’s examine the descriptions of the processes involved for each of the listed solutions.
Before you proceed with the solutions, check the Discord server status at discordstatus.com. If there are outages, then it means the server is undergoing maintenance or a problem at Discord’s end. In this case, you need to wait until it is resolved and the servers are back online. Also restart your Windows PC and as well make sure Discord is updated to the latest version by right-clicking the Discord icon in the system tray on the taskbar and select Check for updates.
If you are experiencing this issue while screen sharing when using a browser, you can end the screen share session and then press Ctrl + R key combo to refresh Discord, quit and relaunch your browser, and see if playing audio in the browser works, then, now enable Screen Share and see whether the audio works. If these steps on the current browser you’re using didn’t work, try another browser.
1] Configure correct Screen Sharing option
Do the following:
- At the bottom of the app/game you want to share, click on Screen.
- Go to the Screens tab.
- Go to the Applications tab to select what application you want to share.
- Click on Go Live to start screen sharing.
2] Enable Experimental method
To enable the Experimental method to capture audio in Discord on your Windows PC, do the following:
- Open the Discord app on your Windows computer.
- Click the gear (cogwheel) icon to open Settings.
- In the Settings window, click on the Voice & Video settings on the left pane.
- Scroll down to Screen Share section and toggle the button for the option Use an experimental method to capture audio from applications to ON.
- Exit Discord settings.
Check if the Discord Screen Share Audio not working issue is resolved; else you can proceed with the next solution.
3] Manually add your Activity in Discord
Discord app can automatically detect your current. In the case whereby the application is unable to detect when you are screen sharing between games and applications, you’ll encounter this issue. In this case, to resolve the issue, you can manually add your activity on the Discord app. Here’s how:
- Open the Discord app on your Windows computer.
- Click the gear (cogwheel) icon to open Settings.
- In the Settings window, click on Activity Status settings on the left pane under Activity Settings section.
- Go to Activity Status on the right pane.
- Click on Add it and select the application in which the audio is not working properly while screen sharing.
- Click on Add Game button to add the app.
Now, check if the issue is resolved. If not, then turn on the overlay feature of Discord for that game/application and see if that helps.
4] Use Push to Talk
This solution requires you to stop the automatic detection of audio activity and switch to push to talk on Discord. Here’s how:
- Open the Discord app on your Windows computer.
- Click the gear (cogwheel) icon to open Settings.
- In the Settings window, click on the Voice & Video settings on the left pane.
- Navigate to the Input mode section on the right pane.
- Check the option Push to talk to enable it.
- In the left panel, click on the Keybinds tab.
- In the Action section, make sure you use Push to talk.
- Click on the Record keybind button and press the key you want to use as a push to talk toggle.
- Click on Stop Recording to save your preferences.
- Go back to Voice & Video tab.
You will now see a slider named Push to Talk Release Delay. Check if the issue at hand is resolved. Otherwise, try the next solution.
5] Run Discord with Admin privilege
This solution requires you to run the Discord app with admin privilege. If your Discord installation is located on the system drive, it might require some additional admin permissions of the computer to execute some functions on the storage device.
6] Reset Voice Settings in Discord
Incorrect voice settings in Discord can give rise to this issue. In this case, resetting the voice settings may help fix the issue if you have made some manual configurations on the Discord app.
To reset voice settings in Discord on your Windows 11/10 PC, do the following:
- Open the Discord app on your Windows computer.
- Click the gear (cogwheel) icon to open Settings.
- In the Settings window, click on the Voice & Video settings on the left pane.
- Scroll down in the right pane and click on Reset Voice Settings.
- Click Okay on the prompt that appears.
- Exit Discord settings.
7] Use Discord Legacy Audio Subsystem
You may experience audio issues in Discord on your PC due to incompatibility of your hardware with Discord’s latest audio subsystem. In this case, switching to the legacy audio subsystem in Discord can fix the issue.
Do the following:
- Open the Discord app on your Windows computer.
- Click the gear (cogwheel) icon to open Settings.
- In the Settings window, click on the Voice & Video settings on the left pane.
- Under Audio Subsystem, select the option Legacy.
- Click Okay on the prompt that appears.
- Exit Discord settings.
8] Update/reinstall audio drivers
This solution requires you to uninstall the audio driver and then reinstall the drivers on your Windows PC.
If it doesn’t help, you can download and update your Audio drivers and see if that helps.
If not, you can download and install an earlier version of the audio driver or try the next solution.
9] Clear Discord cache folder
To clear the Discord cache folder on your Windows PC, do the following:
- Kill the Discord process in Task Manager.
- Press Windows key + R to invoke the Run dialog.
- In the Run dialog box, type the environment variable below and hit Enter.
%appdata%
- At the location, locate (you may need to show hidden files/folders) the Discord folder.
- Select the Discord folder, and tap DELETE on your keyboard.
- Next, run %localappdata% and delete the Discord folder at that location as well.
- Close and relaunch the Discord app.
See if the issue at hand is resolved; otherwise, try the next solution.
10] Check audio settings on PC
Do the following:
- Press the Windows key + I to open Settings.
- From the Settings menu, click Privacy.
- Scroll down and click Microphone on the left pane.
- Make sure the option for Allow apps to access your microphone is enabled.
- Scroll down to the Choose which Microsoft Store apps can access your microphone and make sure Discord is toggled to On.
- Exit Settings app.
See if the issue is resolved. If not, open sound settings on your Windows PC and select and set the correct input device (mic) as default.
11] Run Discord in windowed mode
You are most likely to encounter this issue if the application/game is in full-screen mode. In this case, restart your PC and try running the game/application in a minimized/windowed mode. If this resolves the issue, that’s good; otherwise, try the next solution.
12] Uninstall and Reinstall Discord
If none of the solutions have worked so far, you can uninstall the Discord app (preferably, use a third-party software uninstaller), clear Discord AppData folder contents, reboot the PC, and then download and reinstall the latest version of the Discord app on your Windows 11/10 PC.
Hope this helps!
How do I fix Discord audio quality?
If you’re experiencing Discord audio quality issues on your PC, there are a couple of fixes you can try to improve the quality of Discord audio, including changing the bitrate, purchasing a better microphone for Discord.
