Set headphone as default device.
Windows 10 headphone jack not working.
7 fixes for headphones problems on windows 10.
On the settings screen click on update security icon.
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.
Click on the start button and click on the settings icon.
While some smartphones do not come with the headphone jack anymore using a pc without one is near to impossible.
On the next screen click on troubleshoot in the left pane.
Enable your playback device.
This should get the headphones working on your windows 10 device.
Headphone jack not working on windows 10.
Here are 7 fixes that have proved useful to many people.
Plug the headphone in and restart your computer.
2 make sure you use the right ports if it is a wired headphone make sure you have connected to the wire to the correct port.
You may not need to try them all.
But the head phone jack no joy.
I can hear find on my laptop speakers my usb headset and when connected to a lcd monitor with its speakers.
Same will be applied to other audio control applications like realtek hd audio manager which controls the configuration of connected audio devices.
The headphone jack is an expected i o port in a windows 10 computer and you cannot live without it.
I thought it might be the i o or motherboard but didn t investigate that.