My PC (Windows 8) Onboard speakers have quit working ?

Hi,   Maybe 10 or 20 years ago someone might have called me "PC Expert" but at 81 with all the age related problems that brings, I am very lucky if I can figure out how to turn the beast on, so I'm hoping maybe some one of you young tigers can tell me what to do to get my onboard speakers to working again. (Hint: Probably a mistake I made sometime within the past year or so).
OK Tiger (or ess) come!, lead me by the hand. . . Thanks a bunch

E-Ray, welcome to the forum.
I am not exactly a young tiger, as you can see by my handle, but I will do my best to help you solve your problem.
From the way you posted, it appears that your speakers were working and simply quit.  Did you install / upgrade any components or updates to the software just prior to the sound stopping?  If so, what are they?
You should go to the Control Panel / Sound to assure that you sound device is set to Default.  This is the most common cause of the loss of sound.  The settings appear to change for no reason.  I have seen this especially with Win 8.0 / 8.1.
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