Fixing sound issues with Virtualbox
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Here are a few ways to fix sound issues with virtual Windows guests running in Virtualbox.
VM Settings
- Toggle System -> Motherboard -> Extended Features: Enable I/O APIC
- Disable System -> Acceleration -> Hardware Virtualization: Enable VT-x/AMD-V
- Change Audio -> Host Audio Driver
Windows XP Guests and below
- Set Control Panel -> Sounds and Audio Devices -> Audio -> Sound playback -> Advanced -> Performance -> Hardware acceleration to None