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How to reset your audio settings in Windows (ZDNet)

When you can't get any sound out of your Windows computer, resetting your audio is one trick to try.

In Windows 10, right-click the System Tray Audio icon and select Open sound settings. Click the right arrow for the entry for Audio inputs and outputs and double-click your default audio source. Finally, stopping and restarting the Windows Audio service is one more step to try. At the Properties window, click the Advanced tab and uncheck the box for Enable audio enhancements. At the Windows 10 sound settings screen, click the link at the right or bottom for Sound Control Panel. In Windows 11, click the link for Output devices in the section for Troubleshoot common problems. Click the entry for Choose where to play sound and select the other source. In Windows 11, the troubleshooter cuts to the chase and automatically starts the quest to detect audio-related problems. Another way to run the troubleshooter in both versions of Windows is through sound settings. Just click the audio icon in the System Tray to confirm. In Windows 10, the Get Help app will ask for permission to proceed with the diagnostics and try automated steps to fix the problem. Click the drop-down menu for Choose your output device and switch to the other source.

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Banks competing for new immigrants as a key source of business ... (The Globe and Mail)

Competition is heating up among major banks to land new customers arriving from abroad, as Canada ramps up its immigration targets and a pending bank merger ...

A small percentage open accounts before they land in Canada, and 65 per cent have accounts open within one week of arrival, rising to 88 per cent within one month. The arrangement allows customers with ICICI accounts to do most of the work to open RBC accounts digitally before they arrive in Canada. And Scotiabank has been trying to recruit, promote and retain employees who speak second languages in communities with large concentrations of new immigrants. “If my cousin’s coming over and I go in to see the branch manager, who can speak my language and knows the region ... And with the market share of new Canadians fairly evenly spread between the five largest banks, “it’s a much tighter race now than it was before.” “Most new Canadians, wealthy or otherwise, pre-existing employment or otherwise, find the banking system here pretty complicated,” Mr. To lure younger immigrants, banks must also be visible in Google searches and on social media. HSBC lands about 4 per cent of all newcomers to Canada as clients, the sixth-largest share in the country, behind Canada’s five largest banks. The day the deal was announced, RBC executives stressed that it would help strengthen the bank’s position when it courts newcomers, and create a better pipeline of referrals to would-be clients, especially in Asia. Most banks also offer new immigrants credit cards that don’t require any credit history, with spending limits that can be as high as $15,000, depending on a customer’s income level and [immigration ](https://www.theglobeandmail.com/topics/immigration/)status. That could bring the total number of new immigrants added between 2016 and 2025 to more than 3.7 million, up from 2.6 million over the previous 10 years. That’s for good reason: A large majority of banks’ new customers are immigrants, far eclipsing the growth that comes from young adults growing up, or established clients switching financial institutions.

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