Headphones do not work on the computer. How to make headphones work?

Quite often, users began to complain that they do not have headphones on their computers. This situation is familiar to many. And you do not need to panic if you encounter this problem. Instead, it's enough to understand why you have this problem, and then somehow fix it. In some cases, of course, getting out just does not work out that way. But it's worth trying. So why is there no sound in the headphones? And how to act in this or that case?

Drivers

The first version of the problem, which can only be assumed, especially if you have new hardware or the operating system has just been installed, is the lack of drivers on the computer. If they are not, then you will not be given a sound at all.

It fixes everything extremely simply - drivers are downloaded for the sound card, as well as for your headset, all this is installed, and then the computer restarts. You can check the result. Is there still no sound in the headphones? So far there is no reason for panic. After all, the possible options for the development of events are just beginning.

Enable / disable

Pay attention to the mixer in your operating system. This is the image of the gramophone at the bottom right of the screen, around the clock with time and date. Sound in the headphones does not work? Check if there is an image with the mixer of the red crossed circle.

It is possible that the sound is simply turned off. You could clean it yourself, or some of your operations and system failures led to these changes. In any case, if you notice a red crossed circle, click on the mixer. Now adjust the volume. In some cases there is a system sound, but there is a software sound. In addition, for some headsets there will be a separate volume setting. Adjust the sliders as you like, after which you can close the mixer settings. Please check. If the reason was covered in this problem, it will disappear. Do you still do not work with headphones on your computer? Then move on!

On the equipment

Once the settings in the operating system are debugged and now they are in perfect order, pay attention to your headset directly. Many models now have special volume controls. Just because of them, users complain that the headphones stopped working. And sharply, for no good reason. Especially it concerns new models.

It is possible that you just have sound turned off on the equipment. More precisely, it is exposed to a minimum. Turn the slider to increase the volume. And after that, make sure that it also takes place in the operating system. That is not disabled. Ready? You can check. Again, everything will work, if this is the cause of the problem.

Incompatibility

Do not work headphones on your computer? The next problem is almost not eliminated. And suffer from it mostly users who installed themselves an operating system "Windows 10". What is it about?

About the simplest incompatibility of equipment with your computer for various characteristics. If your headphones stopped working after upgrading the operating system to a newer version, but all the drivers and settings are in order, the reason can be covered in this.

Incompatibility is not corrected. No way, in any way. Unless you have to either put a compatible operating system, or buy a new headset. As an option - use a computer without headphones. In any case, now the issue of incompatibility is almost not solved. Few will agree to reinstall the operating system. And every time you buy a new headset - this is not the best solution.

Breaking

How to make headphones work? It all depends on what kind of problem you are facing. It may happen that the headset refused to work due to the fact that its failure occurred. Either on the computer something broke. This is mainly caused by damage to the headset jack.

Here you can advise several solutions to the problem. Firstly, if headphones are broken, you can contact the service centers to fix them. Not the best option. It's much easier (and cheaper) to buy a new headset, and then connect it to a computer.

Secondly, when it comes directly to breakdowns in the system unit or laptop, it is better to repair this equipment. Only sometimes the repair becomes impossible. Usually, for a fee, you simply replace the connection jacks of the headset, after which everything will work in full force.

In principle, that's all. There are no other options. Is that to abandon the use of a headset. To this, as a rule, resort users who have a breakdown found directly on the computer. Sometimes it's easier to work without a headset than to solve the problems that arise. Moreover, they can not always be corrected.

Viruses

Not the most frequent, but occasionally encountered, variant of why headphones on a computer do not work is infection of the operating system. To fix everything is easy - just cure the "axis" and then (for prevention) reinstall the drivers for the headset and sound card.

You can use anti-virus programs as a means of healing a computer. Suitable for this is deep scanning. All potentially dangerous objects are treated, which is not amenable to the process - is deleted.

Further, it does not hurt to clean the registry. Here it is done either manually (not the best choice), or automatically. The second case is more familiar to users. Download and install yourself Ccleaner, then perform the "Analysis". After a few minutes, click "Cleanup" - and it's done. Nothing difficult.

If the system could not be disinfected, it would be more logical to reinstall it. And of course, do not forget to install the drivers for the sound card, as well as your headset. Now everything will work for sure. As you can see, there are many reasons for our current problem. But most of them can be eliminated on their own. If you are not sure of your abilities, immediately take both the computer and the headset to the service center. There you quickly help to fix the situation and adjust the headphones.