

You can also force the game to run in Compatibility Mode to tackle this issue. If you notice that the whole system sound is muted the moment you open the game, press + and un-mute the sound. This should permanently fix the audio ingame. Go to Control Panel> Hardware and Sound> Sound > Click on Communications Tab and select the “Do Nothing” radio button. You should now see Call of Duty: Black Ops volume control, drag it up to the top. Now, either right click on the speaker button and and choose “open volume mixer” or left click on it and click “Mixer” that should be underneath the volume slider.ĥ. Navigate to the bottom corner of the screen, and find the speaker button.Ĥ. This issue also persists in another Call of Duty game: World at War.Here are some of the workarounds that might help you tackle this issue:ģ. There is a common issue that even though the game boots just fine, there is now audio.

Try running the game in windowed mode to check if the issue still persists.įrom the Main Menu, press the console key ` and type in Steam Goes Offline while Joining Multiplayer Games Same happens if you ALT-TAB during the game. There was a common bug where the game will crash if you try to change your ingame resolution. Alternatively, try restarting Steam and trying again. Retry downloading the game in a few minutes. Gazillion people are trying to download the game from Steam, and thus, servers are too busy to handle your request. End the steam.exe process in Task Manager.If you are experiencing lag because your system usage goes up to 100% when you start Call of Duty: Black Ops, you can try the following workaround. We are aware of the connection issues occurring on Steam and are working to correct them.
