Pc won't recognize tv as an audio output

I own a HP ENVY TouchSmart m6-k015dx Sleekbook and i wish to use my samsung tv as a second bigger screen (via hdmi cord) I'll plug the hdmi cord in both and will be able to see my computer screen on my tv, but the sound will only work through the computer. I've tried going to control panel > sound > playback devices and enabling it but it's not there, even when i've click show hidden/disabled devices. I've also tryed other suggested things such as, disabling my speakers/old drivers, going to screen resolution and detecting it (will detect it as a screen but not a audio device) and unplugging and replugging it into both my computer and the tv. The only way i did eventually get it to work is i restarted my computer with the hdmi cord still plugged in and when it rebooted it recognized it, but every time i want to us my tv i'm having to restart my computer because if the connection is severed then it will go back to not recognizing it. is there anyway for me to fix this, so i don't have to do the whole restarting the computer thing?

Hi goonum. Other than making sure your audio drivers are updated and trying a different HDMI cable, are you running Windows 8 or 8.1? If you are on 8.1, did it work properly on 8.0?
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