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Hi all,
When I plug my headphones in, an annoying Windows 10 themed pop-up window appears saying:
External audio device detected
In order to receive the best audio experience please select the type of audio device you have plugged in
Headphone
Front speaker out
Which Device Did You Plug In Windows 10
S/PDIF-Out
Headphone is always already selected. In fact, the headphones work as soon as I plug them in anyway. I imagine audiophiles might have some use for this, but it is completely irrelevant to me. All it does is interrupt whatever program I was using.
Usually, I am playing a game in full screen mode, and I have decided to plug my headphones in to not annoy my housemate. This pop-up window appears and minimizes my game, and I can't get back into it in fullscreen mode, only in a windowed mode with a border around the edge.
I know it's not the worst thing in the world, but it is irritating (and really poor design), if anyone knows how i can kill it I would appreciate that.
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The pop-up window is titled 'Realtek HD Audio', and googling around seems to indicate there is something called a 'Realtek HD Audio Manager'. No such program seems to exist anywhere on my computer. I can't access it in the taskbar, I cant access it through Control Panel, I cant find it when searching, I can't launch it by going to the Realtek folder under Program files and clicking every single .exe file there. It doesn't seem to exist. I have tried updating the Realtek driver, but it is the latest version. There is no panel anywhere to change 'stupid pop-up options'.
It doesn't actually look like a third-party window anyway, it looks exactly like a Windows 10 pop-up. It's themed with the Windows 10 colour scheme, it has that blocky toy-ish 'Edge' look to it. I have yet to see any other third-party program or driver utility that is themed that way, so I am not actually convinced at all that it is a Realtek fault (despite the window title), it seems to be a Windows 10 problem.
Does anyone else know what I am talking about?
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Whenever I plugged in my earphones, the notification would pop saying 'You just plugged a device into the audio jack' With this, a window would pop up saying what kind of device I had plugged in and would give out the options: headphones, earphones, headphones with microphone, etc.
I clicked on headphones with microphone and ticked the box 'don't show this message again'. But now, whenever I Skype with someone, they can hear the videos and music I'm listening too even with my earphones plugged in.
How do I change the device from headset with microphone to just earphones? How can I make this pop up window open up again whenever I plug something into the audio jack? How can I change the settings?
Here's a picture similar to what kind of pop up window I'm talking about:
http://fud.community.services.suppor..b-2a64e0f07a98
Connect speakers, headphones, a webcam with a built-in microphone, a Bluetooth headset, or another audio devices to your Windows PC and you’ll need to choose which devices Windows actually uses. This is easy to configure–and now even easier on Windows 10.
On computers with a headphone jack, you often don’t need to fiddle with settings. Just plug in a headset and your computer will probably be configured to automatically use the headset. Unplug the headset and it will return to using its speakers.
If your headphones or speakers connect through a different port, though–like USB or Bluetooth–your computer will see them as a separate output device, and you’ll need to specifically set them as your playback device in Windows.
Windows 10: Use This Simple Taskbar Shortcut to Set Playback Devices
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This is now quicker and easier than it used to be if you’re using Windows 10 with the Anniversary Update. You don’t need to open the Sound panel like you do in Windows 7 or 8 (see next section).
Just click the sound icon in your notification area–also known as the system tray)–click the “Select playback device” option, and select the playback device you want to use from the menu.
You’re done. If you’re currently playing audio, it should automatically switch to the device you chose.
How to Set Your Playback and Recording Devices from the Sound Menu
On previous versions of Windows–or if you just need more advanced settings–you must use the Sound control panel. You also need to do this to change your default recording device–for example, to select between different microphones–even on Windows 10’s Anniversary Update.
To do this, right-click the speaker icon in the notification area. Select “Playback devices” if you want to select your default speakers or “Recording devices” if you want to select your microphone.
Use the Playback and Recording tabs to choose your devices. Right-click a device and select “Set as Default Device” to make it your default audio device. If anything is currently playing or recording on your system, it should switch to the device you choose as your default.
There’s also a “Set as Default Communication Device” option you can use. Communications–like video and audio calls placed over Skype–will use the communication device instead of your normal device. This allows you to use your computer’s speakers for normal audio while the audio from a voice call is played on your headset, for example.
The Sound panel controls the default devices in applications that respect your default setting. However, many individual applications also provide options that let you choose playback and recording devices in that individual application’s settings.
For example, in Skype you can select Tools > Options > Audio Settings. From here, you can choose your microphone and speakers, and even select a separate device that will be used for ringing when someone calls you. The device you choose here can be separate from your system-wide setting, making Skype use different audio devices from the other applications on your computer.
How to See Which Device an Application is Using
The bars to the right of a playback or recording device in the Sound panel will show you which devices are playing sounds.
To see which applications are playing audio on which device, you can open the Volume Mixer by right-clicking the sound icon in your notification are and selecting “Open Volume Mixer”.
How biotic resource is managed care. Click the “Device” menu and select a device. You’ll see the applications playing audio on that particular device.
If an application keeps playing audio on a device you didn’t set as the default, you may need to go into that application’s settings and change your audio device separately. Or, you may simply just need to close and restart the application to fix the problem and have it respect your new choice of audio device.
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About a week ago, I discovered that the audio on my PC wasn't working. My speakers have a volume knob and I keep them turned off 90% of the time so I don't know how long this has actually been a problem, but I actually discovered it last week when I tried to turn my speakers on and no sound played. First, I tried my speakers on another PC and they worked fine. I then tried another set of speakers on my PC and they did not work. My PC is custom built and the speakers are plugged into the Line Out jack on the back, which is where they have always been. I have attempted to uninstall all drivers from the device manager in the Sound, Video, and Game Controllers category. The same drivers get re-installed and the issue is not fixed. When I open the sound settings from the control panel, the Playback tab shows two enabled sound devices: Realtek Digital Output and Realtek Digital Output(Optical). I have tried setting both of these as the default device and no sound will play for either of them.
There is a 'Speakers' device, which shows as not plugged in. Now, here is where it gets interesting. If I plug the speakers into the 'Side', 'Rear', or 'C/Sub' jacks, then the 'Speakers' device will show as plugged in. I can right-click the device and choose 'Configure Speakers'. If I choose one of the audio channels, (usually 7.1 surround), I can click on each individual speaker in the layout shown and one of them will make a sound. Which one makes the sound depends on which jack I connect it to, but it's always a speaker that I don't actually have (i.e. SR or RL). I have two speakers, so whenever I uncheck all of the optional speakers, leaving me with 'L' and 'R', neither of those two speakers work. I am really at a loss here. This seems like it is something that should be easy to fix, especially by uninstalling and re-installing the drivers. I am on Windows 10 Version 1803. I hope someone can provide some insight here. Thanks!