Open Device Manager.
Expand Audio inputs and outputs.
Look for the speakers or headphones, or the Stereo Mix device. What you see depends on your hardware configuration.
Right-click it and select Scan for hardware changes.
Check if your headphones appear and/or start working.
Why are my headphones not working in Windows 10?
Why is the headphone jack not working on my PC? You set the headset as the default device. You may have connected headphones, but unfortunately they are not recognized as the default audio device. In this case, prepare it as the default device by right-clicking the volume/sound icon on the system and taskbar of the new computer and selecting Open sound settings.
Why are my speakers not working in Windows 10?
Update your computer’s audio device driver. You can press Windows + and x and select Device Manager to open Device Manager in Windows 10.
You can then expand the Sound, Video, and Controllers category and find your new audio device.
Right click on audio device, select and update driver to update all audio device drivers.
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Why my earphones are not working on my laptop?
Why won’t my headphones focus on my laptop? Click the Start button on the right.
Click Control Panel.
Choose the material as well as the sound.
Click Sound.
In the Playback section, right-click and select Show Disabled Devices.
In a headset set, right-click the device’s headset name.
Select Activate.
Click Set Default.
What to do if Windows 10 not recognizing headphones?
Press the Win and x keys together. You will see a list associated with options from which you can click Device Manager.
On the Device Manager tab, expand Sound, video and game controllers by clicking on it. Find your audio manager, right-click it, and choose Update Driver Software.
A new window will appear.
How to fix no sound from speakers but headphones work?
RE: The sound does not turn off, but the speakers work! Unplug your headphones from Audiolift. Enable automatic popup dialog box when the printer is connected via the main link below. Change the audio playback technology to speakers, check if you can get sound from the speakers.
Why are headphones playing through speakers but not headphones?
I have a Dell Inspiron and n5050, for some logical reason the sound stopped working properly. When I plug in the headphones, it just plays through the headphones, but instead the thought goes through TWO headphone speakers. How can I directly disable the speaker so that it only plays games through the headphones when plugged in?
Why are my headphones plugged in but sound coming from speakers?
If after your precious setting the headphones as the default Audiotrack device, the “headphones are connected but clearly coming out of the speakers” problem persists, try updating the SoundPlastic driver on your PC. Here’s how: Right-click the logo window. Select Device Manager. Go to “Device Manager”
Can you hear sound through headphones but not speakers?
It feels like your headphones have become the focal point of the sound. Even if it wasn’t planned. You have the option to go to “Control Panel” then “Sound” and select the method you want to set as default. Which, in your case, will be the speakers.
Vijay is a tech writer with years of experience in the Windows world. He’s seen it all – from simple problems to catastrophic system failures. He loves nothing more than helping people fix their PCs, and he’s always happy to share his wisdom with anyone who needs it.
When Vijay isn’t fixing Windows problems, he likes to spend time with his wife and two young children. He also enjoys reading, playing cricket, and watching Bollywood movies.