earbuds not detected

[laggygaymer]

I've been having a bit of an issue with my earbuds when plugging them into my laptop. Not really sure what the laptop model is, the sticker on it says "Dell Inspiron 13 7000 2-in-1", the settings say "Dell Inspiron 13 7373", and the specs say Dell Inspiron 7370. It's about a year old now, and whenever I plug in my earbuds into the 3.5 mm audio port, the laptop continues to play the built-in speakers. This is fixed whenever I restart my computer, but I don't want to keep doing that over and over. Any ideas?

[Propanepapi]

If you're in Windows 10 try going to [ Settings > System > Sound ] and changing the output device to whichever Headphones option you have.

 

Next, try installing the official audio drivers for your laptop from Dell.

 

https://www.dell.com/support/home/en-us/drivers/driversdetails?driverid=gjvc8&oscode=wt64a&productcode=inspiron-13-7373-2-in-1-laptop

 

These generally come with a software suite that'll be able to automatically detect plugging in something to the 3.5mm jack and switch the output over for you.

 

Hope this helps.

 

-pp

[laggygaymer]

On 5/21/2020 at 2:28 PM, Propanepapi said:

If you're in Windows 10 try going to [ Settings > System > Sound ] and changing the output device to whichever Headphones option you have.

 

Next, try installing the official audio drivers for your laptop from Dell.

 

https://www.dell.com/support/home/en-us/drivers/driversdetails?driverid=gjvc8&oscode=wt64a&productcode=inspiron-13-7373-2-in-1-laptop

 

These generally come with a software suite that'll be able to automatically detect plugging in something to the 3.5mm jack and switch the output over for you.

 

Hope this helps.

 

-pp

Sorry for the necro, but it didn't work. I've already resolved the issue by other means at this point though.