#Laptop automute headphones update#

Google search returns only the reverse problem, of people not wanting speakers and headphones to play at the same time. Your headphones include both touch control and physical buttons. Tap away at the esc key as you start the notebook to launch the Start-up Menu and then select f10 to enter the bios menu. Re-insert the battery and plug in the AC Adapter. Hold down the Power button for 30 seconds. Locate the Sound, video and game controllers option and expand it. If the sound card driver is old and requires an update, follow these steps: Right-click the Windows icon on the taskbar and select Device Manager.

#Laptop automute headphones update#

Figure : Update Driver Software option in Device Manager.

Right-click the name of the sound hardware and select Update Driver Software. I tried enabling simultaneous output, removing -switch-on-connect and -switch-on-port-available modules and making a virtual sink, but nothing works. Shut down the notebook, unplug the AC Adapter and then remove the battery. Reboot your computer, and the sound driver will be automatically reinstalled. Ubuntu No sound on speakers, headphones ok audio laptop Ubuntu My Laptop (Dell Vostro 3300) internal speaker (yes, its mono) is mute already for some. Double-click Sound, video and game controllers. Additional info: The workaround for the internal laptop speakers is to open a terminal and run: alsamixer -c1 Once in alsamixer, change Auto-Mute Mode from. I want to use both laptop speakers and headphones at the same time (no particular reason why, just because) but as soon as I plug in the headphones, the speakers become unavailable.