How to Resolve Headphones Unresponsive issue in Windows

How to Resolve Headphones Unresponsive issue in Windows: Sometimes, you need to listen to the songs with your computer then you need to plug in the headphones in the computer so that you can enjoy the favorite albums, videos, songs or watch your favorite movie without the interference of anybody else. But the enjoyment gets ruined when the computer does not produce sound via headphones. It is annoying, and you keep on unplugging or plugging the headphones again and again. Ironically, the speaker works perfectly fine, but the headphones remain dead because they do not receive any audio from the computer.

A lot of Windows users have reported this issue. There are some steps to solve the computer not recognizing the headphones problem. Follow the steps mentioned below in the methods below and eliminate the error restricting the computer from producing sounds in the plugged in headphones.

Here’s how to solve computer not responding headphones

Check if it is a Hardware Issue

Pug in the headphones to another port of your computer. Sometimes, the port does not respond correctly, hence attaching it in a different port might fix the problem. If the headphones are running in another port, then the first port of the computer need a fix.

Set Headphones as Default Playback Device

If the headphones are not set as default playback device, then the headphone not working problem is likely to appear. It would be a piece of advice to try setting headphones as the default playback.’

1. Click to open the Start menu.
2. Now open Control Panel.
3. Click the Hardware and Sound and proceed to select the Sound tab.
4. Click the Playback tab and right click on the empty space in the box.
5. Select Show Disabled devices option and a list of devices will appear.
6. Click headphones from the list and select to enable.
7. Now click Set as the Default option and proceed to Apply.

Change Default Format

The incorrect sound format can cause an issue result unresponsive headphones.

1. Open the Start menu.
2. Click to open Control Panel of your computer.
3. Now follow the same step as above and click the Playback tab.
4. Double-click the default playback device.
5. Ensure there is a green mark next to the selected device.
6. Open the Advanced tab and click the drop-down menu.
7. Here you are allowed to change the default sound format.

Playing Audio Troubleshooter

The Windows system has its inbuilt utility to troubleshoot the problems and issues occurring in the system.

1. Press Windows key and type troubleshoot.
2. Click Troubleshoot from the search results.
3. Click Playing Audio option.
4. Now, click Run the troubleshooter.
5. Click Next.
6. Select Headphones and click the Next button.
7. Click the No, Do not open Audio Enhancements.
8. Now test the sound. Click Play test sounds options.
9. If you hear a sound, then the problem fixed, or else proceed to click I didn’t hear anything.
10. Now the Windows will suggest reinstalling the audio driver.
11. Follow the instructions, and then this will end the unresponsive headphones error.

Generally one of these methods works correctly but if these fail to work, then probably the audio drivers of your system are outdated, corrupted or missing from the computer. In that scenario, you will not receive any sound in your headphones. This is the time when you must install the audio drivers carefully to resolve the error.

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