Make sure your headphones are properly connected to your laptop. Right-click the volume icon on the bottom left of your screen, and select Sounds. Click the Playback tab. If your headphones don’t show up as a listed device, right-click on the empty area and make sure Show Disabled Devices has a check mark on it.

How do I get my computer to recognize my headphones?

Set your headphone as the default playback device

1. Right-click on the Start button.
2. Click Hardware and Sound.
3. Look for the Playback tab, and then under it, right-click the window and select Show Disabled Devices.
4. Headphones are listed there, so right-click on your headphone deice and select Enable.
5. Click Set as Default.

Why isn’t my headphones connecting to my computer?

Check if your headphones are connected to or paired with a different device via Bluetooth. If so, turn it off, plug in your headphones and see if they work again. Clean your computer’s headphone jack. Dust, lint and dirt may block the connection between the jack and the headphones.

How do I get Windows 10 to recognize my headphones?

Follow these steps to check this:

1. Right click on the volume icon and select “Playback devices”.
2. Now, right click on empty space and select, “Show disconnected devices” and “Show disabled devices”.
3. Select “headphone” and click on “Properties” and make sure that the headphone is enabled & set as default.

Why won’t my headphones show up?

The headphone device might be disabled and hidden in Playback devices. You may need to make it appear and enable it manually. 3) Right-click the headphones and click Enable. After the device is enabled, if you see it not set as Default Device, highlight it and click the Set Default button.

Why is my laptop not play sound through headphones?

Here’s how: Right-click on the sound icon on the lower-right of your computer screen, then click Sounds. Click the Playback tab, unplug and then re-plug your headphone into the headphone jack to make sure Headphones (or Speakers/Headphones, same as below) is checked, then click OK.

Why are my headphones not working when I plug them in Windows 10?

Make Sure Headphones Are Set as Enabled and Set as Default Device. In the Sound Settings window, click “Manage sound devices” and see whether your “headset” or “headphones” are under the “Disabled” list. If they are, click them and click “Enable.”