How Do I Enable My Headphone Jack on Windows 10?
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Why doesn’t my headphones work when I plug it in on Windows 10?

Update, Reinstall or Replace Sound Drivers

If you plug your headphones into your Windows 10 PC and get that reassuring “Ding” sound, the good news is that they’re being detected at a hardware level. … To fix this, go to “Device Manager -> Sound, video and game controllers,” then select your audio driver.

How do I enable headphones on Windows 10?

4. Set the headphone as a default playback device to fix

  1. Open Control Panel and click on Sound.
  2. Under Playback, right-click and select Show Disabled devices.
  3. From the list of headphones, right-click on your headphone device name.
  4. Select Enable.
  5. Click Set as Default.
  6. Click Apply and OK.
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