This may cause your audio device to not work. According to users, some error messages may appear, for example, or “Windows Sound Mapper is missing” or “The playback device Microsoft Sound Mapper does not exist”. Microsoft Sound Mapper is an entirely safe and necessary driver on the PC.īut it doesn’t always work well. Selecting Sound Mapper in your audio program is handy and it can allow an audio interface to run audio files at sample rates except those the interface supports. This can let your app use any default device you have selected for sound playback and recording in Control Panel. However, it is not a real driver but a virtual device that is installed with Windows 10. It may also appear if you install a new audio interface. Microsoft Sound Mapper (sometimes called WME-WDM Microsoft Sound Mapper in audio applications), is often the default driver for recording and audio playback after installing a new audio program. At first glance, you don’t recognize it and think it is a harmful program and you should close it to reduce the power usage.Īctually, it is not harmful. For example, you may see Microsoft Office File Validation Add-In and we have introduced it in our previous post - What’s Microsoft Office File Validation Add-In & How to Remove?īesides, you may also encounter Microsoft Sound Mapper. When using your computer, you may find some unfamiliar applications and services. In this post, MiniTool Solution will show you much information about Microsoft Sound Mapper, including how to fix Microsoft Sound Mapper missing error. (In our example, there will be no way to use Scroll Lock unless you remap another key to perform the original Scroll Lock function).If you see Microsoft Sound Mapper when using a computer, you may ask what it is since you never see it. If you see a warning that one key will be left unassigned, click “Continue Anyway.” This means that you won’t be able to access the original function of the key that you just remapped. For example, here we’ve typed “Ctrl+C” for the standard Windows “Copy” shortcut.Īfter you have both “Key:” and “Mapped To:” columns defined, click “OK.” If you want to use a shortcut key combination, press the “Type” button, then press the combination on your keyboard. For a single key, you can either choose it from the drop-down menu or click the “Type” button, then press it on your keyboard. Next, select the key or shortcut you want to perform in the “Mapped To” column. RELATED: How to Make Your Scroll Lock Key Useful on a Windows 10 PC For example, we’ll pick Scroll Lock here, since it often sits unused. After that, you’ll need to define which key you want to remap (in the “Key:” column), and what key or shortcut you want it to perform (in the “Mapped To:” column).įirst, select the key you’ll be remapping in the “To:” column by either clicking the “Type” button and pressing the key on your keyboard, or by selecting it from the list in the drop-down menu.
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