This fix is especially common for laptop users who usually have a built-in speaker that Windows would normally set as default audio device. It should fix the headphones jack not working on Windows 10 issue. For mine, I connected it via USB and so it appears as USB Audio Device.Īfter enabling your headphones in the Playback tab and set it as default device, it tells Windows 10 to use your headphone first over other devices. It can also appear as “ Speaker” in some cases. The name of the audio device can be vary depending on what brand and model of your headphone. Click on both Show disabled devices and Show disconnected devices.

If you don’t see your headphone from the list, right-click anywhere in the Playback window. Optionally, you can right-click your headphone and select Set as default device. If you see multiple audio devices are being enabled at the same time, disable other external speakers until only your headphone is left enabled. Right-click on your headphone audio device and then click on Enable. To enable your headphones in Windows 10, right-click on the Sound icon from the taskbar, then select Sounds. So, if you have not previously chosen your primary audio device yet, Windows will automatically choose the default audio device. If you have a built-in speaker or have an external speaker concurrently connected to your computer, you will have to tell Windows 10 which one to use. Make sure the headphone is selected and enabled

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