Internal Speakers Output
If multiple audio output devices are available, check that you have the appropriate one selected. Here's how: Select the Speakers icon on the taskbar. Next, select the arrow to open a list of audio devices connected to your computer. Check that your audio is playing to the audio device you prefer, such as a speaker or headphones. Disable Internal Speakers Using Control Panel. Follow the steps below to disable Internal Speakers in Windows 10 and make external speakers as the default speaker on your computer. Open Control Panel and go to Hardware and Sound Manage Audio Devices option in the Sound section.
If the internal speakers on your computer are not loud enough or of desired quality, you can disable internal speakers in Windows 10 and use better quality external speakers.
Disable Internal Speakers in Windows 10
Certain computers like Dell OptiPlex and others are equipped with in-built internal speakers, which saves desk space by eliminates the need to connect external speakers.
However, some users find it annoying that the computer switches back to internal speakers with the same volume, whenever the external speaker is disconnected.
This can be quite a nuisance and cause embarrassment, if the computer is left on an open browser and it suddenly starts playing an Advertisement or Video loudly.
1. Update Audio Drivers
If your main problem is about the computer switching back to Internal Speakers, updating Audio Drivers on your computer should fix this problem.
1. Right-click on the Start button and click on Device Manager.
2. On the Device Manager screen, expand the entry for Sound, Video and Game Controllers.
3. Next, right-click on your Audio Device and click on Update Driver option in the contextual menu.
4. On the next screen, click on Search Automatically For Driver Software option and allow your computer to search and install the updated device driver.
2. Disable Internal Speakers Using Control Panel
Follow the steps below to disable Internal Speakers in Windows 10 and make external speakers as the default speaker on your computer.
1. Open Control Panel and go to Hardware and Sound > Manage Audio Devices option in the Sound section.
2. On the next screen, right-click on the Internal speaker’s device listing (usually listed as Speakers) and click on Disable.
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3. Click on Apply and OK to save this setting.
4. Plug the External speakers into the Audio-out port of your computer
Your computer should automatically recognize the New External Speakers and set them as the default speakers on your computer.
3. Disable Internal Speakers Using BIOS
If you are unable to disable Internal Speakers using Control panel, you can disable them by going to the UEFI Settings screen on your computer.
1. Open Settings > click on Update and Security.
2. On Update & Security screen, click on Recovery > scroll down to “Advanced Startup” section and click on Restart Now.
3. Next, click on Troubleshoot > Advanced Options.
4. On the Advanced options screen, click on UEFI Firmware Settings.
5. On the next screen, click on Restart.
6. On the UEFI screen, expand System Configuration > select Audio and uncheck Enable Internal Audio option.
7. Click on Apply > Exit to save this setting on your computer
Check if your speakers are connected and working with this test
- Not sure if your speakers are OK?
- Want to check if you can hear stereo (two different audio channels, one coming from the left speaker and one from the right)? Use this sound test to quickly find out, without leaving the browser.
- Click on the left-facing arrow to play a tone through your left speaker, and click on the right-facing arrow to play a tone through your right speaker.
What to do if the sound test failed – if you’re not getting any sound through your speakers?
- If you're using Safari as your web browser you'll need to try a different test.
- Make sure that your speakers are connected to electricity and powered on.
- Make sure that the speakers are connected to the back of your computer – to the green jack.
- Check that volume in your operating system isn’t turned all the way down, and if you have a laptop – that the volume on your laptop (it should be set by a physical button) isn’t turned all the way down. In fact, turn the volume all the way up just for checking: your speakers might be working but playing weak sound.
- Make sure that the correct playback device is enabled in your operating system. The operating system might be trying to play the test audio through a different device or jack.
What to do if you’re only hearing one channel of audio instead of stereo (e.g. when you click on one of the arrows you hear sound but when you click on the other arrow you hear nothing)?
- Make sure that your speakers are connected to each other. In some speaker models one of the speakers connects to the back of the computer, and you need to connect the second speaker to link to the first one by yourself.
What to do if all the testing failed, and after trying all the tips on this page you're still getting nothing audible?
- If you tried all the advice on this page and nothing worked, the problem might be with your audio driver. Try to search for the latest drivers for the card that you have.Here are a few links to common sound card download pages. If your sound card company does not appear among these links, try using a search engine to look for 'NAME OF COMPANY sound card driver'.
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