The audio on my computer is being forcibly muted.
The mute button on the keyboard has the light on but pressing the button again doesn't do any good to turn the mute off. The audio bar is permanently stuck on the screen, and the option to control the volume on the bottom right is also stuck on mute. Both are blinking. When I try to raise the volume by clicking and dragging it up or pressing the increase volume button on the keyboard, the volume increases until I let go. As soon as I realease my mouse click or the button on the keyboard, it shoots back down to silent. The same thing happens when I try to adjust the volume using the volume control panel.
I have no idea how this happened. I have tried to turn the computer off and back on but have had no luck.
Any ideas or advice that could help me with this situation?