{"id":680,"date":"2018-04-02T15:03:42","date_gmt":"2018-04-02T15:03:42","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.fileinspect.com\/blog\/?p=680"},"modified":"2018-11-01T17:42:07","modified_gmt":"2018-11-01T17:42:07","slug":"fix-headphones-not-showing-up-in-playback-devices-on-win-10","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.fileinspect.com\/blog\/fix-headphones-not-showing-up-in-playback-devices-on-win-10\/","title":{"rendered":"Fixing Headphones Not Showing Up in Playback Devices on Windows 10"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">When you\u2019re connecting headphones to a computer, you are expecting to enjoy music or an audio file for the movie you\u2019ve been dying to see but instead you get silence? A common issue for Windows 10 users is when the headphones simply stop producing sounds. This guide will help you understand the underlying problems that might be happening with your headphones or your computer and figure out how to fix them quickly.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">In order to save yourself some (actually, in this case, a LOT of) time, you have to ensure that what you are experiencing is not a hardware issue. Before starting to work your way throughout solutions for this issue, check your headphones. Try using another device to see if the headphones produce any sounds. If you can hear sounds through the headphones when you are using another port on your computer, the problem is probably with the port, not the headphones. If, however, the headphones are not producing any sounds even with different devices, you might want to check the wiring of the headset itself.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">This guide will answer all the questions regarding the \u201chow to fix Windows 10 not detecting headphones\u201d issue. Let\u2019s start with what we know:<\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Your computer had been working fine until you decided to plug in the headphones.<\/span><\/li>\n<li>Your headphones have been working with other devices, and you haven\u2019t registered any problems before.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">In this case, you have three options on how to proceed, and you can choose any of them.<\/span><\/p>\n<h2><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Solution 1. Enable your headphones manually.<\/span><\/h2>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">It\u2019s possible that your device was disabled and hidden in the Playback devices, and that\u2019s why it doesn\u2019t automatically produce sound upon connection to your PC. To fix this situation, you need to manually enable it. Follow these steps to do that:<\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Step 1. Open Playback devices. If you\u2019ve been using Windows 8.1, you will notice that the pathway to Playback devices is different. Open Desktop and find the Volume icon, right-click it, and this will take you to Playback devices.<\/span><\/li>\n<li>Step 2. Once you have accessed Playback services, right-click on the blank space.<\/li>\n<li>Step 3. You will get two options: Show disables devices and Show disconnected devices. Select both.<\/li>\n<li>Step 4. You will see your headphones appear in this space. They will have the disabled status.<\/li>\n<li>Step 5. Right-click the icon of your headphones and select Enable with your cursor.<\/li>\n<li>Step 6. After you have enabled your headphones, highlight and select the Set Default button.<\/li>\n<li>Step 7. Click OK to apply and save the changes.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Solution 2. Check your audio driver.<\/span><\/h2>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">If the problem persists after you have applied the fix described above, you probably have a problem with software communication, i.e. your drivers. To fix this, you can either uninstall and then reinstall your audio driver manually or you can use a tool such as<\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.auslogics.com\/en\/software\/driver-updater\/\"> <span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Auslogics Driver Updater<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> to automate the process. <\/span><\/p>\n<p><img class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-3184\" src=\"https:\/\/www.fileinspect.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/04\/014-1.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"826\" height=\"632\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.fileinspect.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/04\/014-1.jpg 826w, https:\/\/www.fileinspect.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/04\/014-1-300x230.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.fileinspect.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/04\/014-1-768x588.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 826px) 100vw, 826px\" \/><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The latter will save you a lot of time and energy because it will not only fix and maintain the update status of your audio driver, but will also schedule check-ups and updates for all drivers on your computer. If you are still adamant about reinstalling your drivers yourself, see the following guide. However, a warning is in order: unless you are a certified technician, we suggest you take the easy road and let \u00a0<\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.auslogics.com\/en\/software\/driver-updater\/\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Auslogics Driver Updater<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> do what it was created to do.<\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Step 1. Use the Windows Key + R shortcut and invoke the Run window.<\/span><\/li>\n<li>Step 2. Type \u201cdevmgmt.msc\u201d into the search window and hit OK.<\/li>\n<li>Step 3. Double-click the Sound, video and game controllers.<\/li>\n<li>Step 4. In the drop-down list, find the name of your device and right-click it.<\/li>\n<li>Step 5. Select \u201cUninstall device\u201d. A prompt box will appear.\u00a0<img class=\"aligncenter wp-image-3185 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/www.fileinspect.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/04\/015.jpg\" alt=\"Click Uninstall to proceed.\" width=\"783\" height=\"571\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.fileinspect.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/04\/015.jpg 783w, https:\/\/www.fileinspect.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/04\/015-300x219.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.fileinspect.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/04\/015-768x560.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 783px) 100vw, 783px\" \/><\/li>\n<li>Step 6. Check the box that says, \u201cDelete the driver software for this device\u201d.<\/li>\n<li>Step 7. Wait until the uninstalling process is complete.<\/li>\n<li>Step 8. Restart your computer and let Windows reinstall the driver.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">This will probably fix your audio for the time being, but we urge you to consider the consequences of frequent uninstallation processes. This is just one driver for audio, but your computer is using many more for other devices (your video screen, your printer, your keyboard and mouse, etc.). A scheduling driver updater program doesn\u2019t seem like a big investment when you take into account the time spent on uninstalling and installing each and every driver, searching for update versions online, etc.<\/span><\/p>\n<h2><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Solution 3. The last solution is applicable to Realtek audio driver only.<\/span><\/h2>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">You will be spared troubleshooting these kinds of issues once you get Driver Updater, but to show you the algorithm of fixing, we drafted this list:<\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Step 1. Open Sound Manager. It opens when you double-click the volume icon on your Control Panel.<\/span><\/li>\n<li>Step 2. Choose the small folder in the right corner. This is the Connector Settings window<\/li>\n<li>Step 3. Check the \u201cDisable front panel jack detection\u201d box and hit OK.<\/li>\n<li>Step 4. Check if the headphones appear in Playback Devices.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">To avoid troubleshooting these kinds of simple malfunctions, we advise to check your hardware before tweaking any software settings and see if the problem was with the driver after all. In the end, a miscommunication between the headphones and your devices\u2019 settings is probably one of the most common causes of audio issues and headphones not showing up in Playback Devices on Windows 10.<\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>When you\u2019re connecting headphones to a computer, you are expecting to enjoy music or an audio file for the movie you\u2019ve been dying to see but instead you get silence? A common issue for Windows 10 users is when the headphones simply stop producing sounds. 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