# Issue with Bazzite 45, Audio issue **URL:** \ **Category:** Bazzite\ **Created:** [November 4, 2026, 1:43pm UTC](https://universal-blue.discourse.group/t/issue-with-bazzite-45-audio-issue/12710 "2026-11-04T13:43:41Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 3\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![Unreal2](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/u/e79b87/32.png) [@Unreal2](https://universal-blue.discourse.group/u/Unreal2)\ **Post date:** [November 4, 2026, 1:43pm UTC](https://universal-blue.discourse.group/t/issue-with-bazzite-45-audio-issue/12710/1 "2026-11-04T13:43:41Z")
If I do not use the sound for awhile, Bazzite 45 it will turn off my sound on my soundbar, when that happens the soundbar does not detect my computer anymore, I use optical cable, why does it do that it is annoying. Can this be fixed, it never happened with Bazzite 44. ---
**Author:** ![emilyseward](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/b38774/32.png) [@emilyseward](https://universal-blue.discourse.group/u/emilyseward)\ **Post date:** [November 4, 2026, 4:10pm UTC](https://universal-blue.discourse.group/t/issue-with-bazzite-45-audio-issue/12710/2 "2026-11-04T16:10:19Z")
Optical output going idle after a period of silence and the soundbar then failing to re-detect the PC points more toward the audio stack’s power-saving or profile-switching behaviour than the cable itself. Since it started with 45, I’d compare the PipeWire and WirePlumber versions between the two releases and look for changes to idle/suspend handling for S/PDIF. Checking whether the sink disappears entirely or just goes quiet when it happens would help narrow it down. As a workaround, keeping a silent audio stream running may prevent the output from idling. ---
**Author:** ![Unreal2](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/u/e79b87/32.png) [@Unreal2](https://universal-blue.discourse.group/u/Unreal2)\ **Post date:** [November 4, 2026, 6:17pm UTC](https://universal-blue.discourse.group/t/issue-with-bazzite-45-audio-issue/12710/3 "2026-11-04T18:17:11Z")
It only started when I updated to Bazzite 45, on Bazzite 44 I did not have this issue.