Intermittent No Audio After Restarting Dell 16 Premium DA16250

Summary: Learn what to do if the Dell 16 Premium DA16250 has no audio after restart.

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Symptoms

Dell 16 Premium DA16250 may intermittently have no audio after restart. The audio device in Device Manager may be missing.

Affected Platform:

  • Dell 16 Premium DA16250

Cause

This is related to the audio driver issue.

Resolution

Updating to Cirrus Logic SoundWire Audio Driver version 6.2.38, A01 or later on the computer resolves the issue. To download and install the driver, refer to How to Download and Install Dell Drivers and Firmware.

Affected Products

XPS 16 (Dell 16 Premium) DA16250
Article Properties
Article Number: 000345156
Article Type: Solution
Last Modified: 16 Jul 2025
Version:  1
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