Click on the start button and click on the settings icon.
Windows 10 headphone jack not working.
On the settings screen click on update security icon.
I thought it might be the i o or motherboard but didn t investigate that.
Enable your playback device.
The headphone jack is an expected i o port in a windows 10 computer and you cannot live without it.
While some smartphones do not come with the headphone jack anymore using a pc without one is near to impossible.
I can hear find on my laptop speakers my usb headset and when connected to a lcd monitor with its speakers.
Dell audio manager must be configured correctly for microphones to work.
Just work your way down the list until you find the one that works for you.
But the head phone jack no joy.
Headphone jack not working windows 10 dell for over a year now my headphone jack has not worked.
Plug the headphone in and restart your computer.
Set headphone as default device.
This should get the headphones working on your windows 10 device.
Follow the steps below to use the built in audio troubleshooter in windows 10 to find and fix the problem headphones not working on your computer.
Same will be applied to other audio control applications like realtek hd audio manager which controls the configuration of connected audio devices.
You may not need to try them all.
On the next screen click on troubleshoot in the left pane.
Headphone jack not working on windows 10.