Anyway, it doesn't hurt to try. I understand that the headphone jack on the top of your computer is not recognizing anything that is being plugged in, and I would be happy to assist you! Could you help me out? As we learn more information through the forum we update this article with advice that is tailored to specific devices. Fortunately, manually setting your headphones as the default device is easy: 1 On your keyboard, hold down the Windows logo key and press the X key. This is one of the old methods. I used to stick a headphone jack to get audio but now it became a torture. That quickly turned into having to wiggle the microphone plug.
If your sound still doesn't work by this point, you may have a missing or corrupt driver for your audio controller. There is a contact inside the socket which is used to advise the audio controller that there is a headphone jack inserted and to disconnect the sound from the speakers and connect it to the headphones and to connect the sound back to the speakers and to disconnect the headphones when it is removed. I have the same problem, which has occurred since I tripped over my headphone wire and jerked the socket. Windows automatically found the speakers and reinstalled them. Sometimes, video or picture does not come on the display device. First find the setup files.
The solution for me was very simple. When I connect headphones to the front, the sound works. If not, continue to next step. Thanks to you and everybody who posted offering advice to the rest of us! This should help produce sound from the headphonejack on the top of your desktop. I think it is because of the headphone switch which cuts the audio.
Headphones work also only if placed fully inside, then rotated or wiggled up until they work and then I have to be very still and not move them, or they will lose connectivity. If not then go to method 3. However, when you plug in your speaker or headphones to the green audio jack on the front of the computer, sound cannot be heard. Method 1 — Check Volume Controls As obvious as it sounds, you should probably check the volume controls in Windows and on your external speakers, if you are using those. You should see something called manage audio devices.
So depending on your audio problem, check the ports and make sure everything is connected properly. Fixes to try Here are four solutions you can try to fix the problem. It works if I position the plug carefully by inserting it and slowly pulling it out a bit and pressing. Thread starter Similar threads Forum Replies Date 1 Jan 27, 2019 3 Dec 20, 2018 1 Nov 5, 2018 2 Sep 18, 2018 2 Feb 14, 2018 1 Feb 4, 2018 8 Nov 3, 2017 3 Oct 31, 2017 1 Jun 25, 2017 2 Jun 14, 2017 4 Mar 1, 2017 1 Feb 1, 2017 1 Jan 14, 2017 1 Nov 27, 2016 2 Jan 8, 2015 1 Aug 19, 2014 2 Jul 9, 2014 3 May 5, 2014 1 Jan 28, 2014 1 Dec 25, 2013. Are your headphones working now? In mine it looks like a little hand wrench. If the headphones work, remove them to continue troubleshooting the internal speakers. Please reboot your computer Reference : No sound in Windows Hope this information is helpful.
You should now hear your music from your normal speakers! Select Browse my computer for driver software. Now lets say that you do see the headphones show up as an audio device. The processes tab, however has two entries but it doesn't show two different ones as you mentioned above. You can update your drivers automatically with both the Free and Pro versions of Driver Easy. Did you make any changes to the computer prior to the issue? This is a terrible article.
If it does work on the other computer that means you probably have a software problem on your Windows 10 computer. I also haev same problem, and only way seems to be alternating setting headphones and speakers as eh default. Or you can update your drivers one at a time by clicking the Update button next to each driver. If it works, the device is fine. The headphones and other audio devices work without any problem.
It should then automatically use the new default device. Sometimes a driver issue, sometimes Windows, sometimes hardware, etc. Method 2 — Check Volume in Application The second simple check you want to perform is to make sure the sound in the program you are running is not muted. Hope this works for Y'all. You can also refer to the motherboard layout diagram on your computer's motherboard specification. Even if there is an issue with the onboard sound, it seems over the top to replace the motherboard. You just have to enable it to default sometimes.