If you may’t listen to any audio after inserting a headphone jack into your PC, your computer may not be recognizing it. In other cases, your headphones might not work even after your computer successfully recognizes them.
Regardless, the troubleshooting steps you need to go through are the same. To fix the Headphone Jack not working on the PC, first,check for connection issuesand ensure theheadphone is the default audio device.
If it doesn’t help,run the audio troubleshooter, update or reinstall your audio driversandcheck application settings.
I will assume that you have already tried minor fixes, like checking the volume or restarting your computer.
Now, let’s move on to the actual fixes.
Check for Connection or Device Issues
To be able to properly troubleshoot this issue, the first step is to figure out if the issue is with the headphone or your system. Check your device and connections using the methods below to do so.
Set Headphone to the Default Audio Device
It is also possible that your computer is using some other device as the default audio device. My computer often changes the default device to the monitor’s audio channel when I switch between my headphone and speaker.
So, go through the sound settings and ensure the correct device is set as default using the steps below.
If your device shows Not plugged in or is not there at all, yourcomputer hasn’t recognizedit yet. Try out the solutions below before performing this method in such cases.
Enable Audio Ports in BIOS
It is possible to disable the audio ports on your PC through theBIOS or UEFIsettings. Soenter your motherboard BIOSand ensure that such options are enabled.
You will usually find the options underChipset ConfigurationorSouth Bridge Configurationon theAdvancedtab. If you may’t find them, check your motherboard’s BIOS guide or user manual for additional help.
ensure tosave and exit the BIOSto apply the changes.
