Top 10 ways to fix laptop speakers that cannot be heard

The condition of laptop speakers not being able to hear sound is an error that users often encounter while using it. TipsMake's article below will help you summarize the quickest and simplest ways to fix inaudible laptop speakers.

Reasons why laptop speakers lose sound

To be able to fix the problem of laptop speakers not being able to hear, we need to find out the reason causing this problem. The 3 main reasons why laptop speakers lose sound are as follows: 

1. Due to media player: This is an error that occurs with audio files, video files, etc. Specifically, during the download process, the audio file may be interrupted or have problems synchronizing with the computer. Another common cause is that you are trying to play the file in a player that is not supported in your laptop.
2. Due to hardware: If it's hardware related, it means the headset, connection cable or some other component in the system is damaged.
3. Due to the installation program: You may have accidentally changed the sound settings causing the sound system to not work. In worse cases, the audio drivers are broken or need upgrading.

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10 ways to fix laptop speakers that cannot be heard

If you are in a situation where your laptop speakers cannot hear you and don't know how to solve it, let's refer to some of the following solutions.

1. Restart the computer

This is an extremely simple way but is used first in all common errors when users use computers. Because this operation has the effect of resetting the laptop's power cycle and minor problems will be fixed after a successful boot. The way to do this is to click Start then select Restart and you're done. 

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2. Check the connection port

You also need to check if other connection ports such as headphones, external speakers, etc. are not plugged into the wrong port. The laptop will lose sound if the line-out port is not connected correctly.

Additionally, in addition to the internal speaker, the external speaker may also have problems. At this time, you also need to check the Bluetooth connection. There are many cases where the laptop is connected to a Bluetooth headset so the external speaker cannot hear sound.

3. Clean the headphone jack

It is extremely necessary to check whether the headphone jack is clogged with too much dust or debris. If so, this is the cause of the laptop losing sound, disconnect the headset, then clean the jack.

4. Check sound settings 

Another case that often happens is that during use, the user accidentally turns off the laptop speakers, so check the sound of the internal and external speakers through the following steps:

1. Step 1: Right-click on the speaker icon then click Open Volume Mixer.
2. Step 2: Check the applications. If any application has the speaker turned off, click on the speaker icon to turn it on.

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5. Check Playback Devices

Audio driver errors are also one of the common causes of laptop sound loss. Therefore, checking Playback Devices is also an effective way to fix it. Specifically, follow these steps:

1. Step 1: Right click on the speaker icon in the Taskbar then click Open Sound settings.
2. Step 2: After the new dialog box opens, click on Sound Control Panel.

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1. Step 3: In the Playback section in the Sound menu , click on the speaker icon (Speakers/HP) then select Properties .

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1. Step 4: Go to the General section , in the Device usage section , click Use this Device (enable) and finally click OK to complete.

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6. Turn off the automatic sound improvement feature

The automatic sound improvement feature can help increase laptop bass, but sometimes it will conflict with other parts, causing the laptop to lose sound. Therefore, turning off the sound improvement feature is also a way that many users have used to fix the error of laptop losing sound. Specifically:

1. Step 1: Right-click on the speaker icon in the Taskbar then select Open Sound settings.
2. Step 2: When the settings dialog box appears, click to select Sound Control Panel.
3. Step 3: In the Playback section of the Sound interface, click the speaker icon (Speakers/HP) and then click Properties.
4. Step 4: Select Advanced then click Enable audio enhancements , finally click OK to complete.

7. Uninstall and reinstall the audio driver

Laptop speakers losing sound could also be due to a problem with the audio driver. This can be fixed when you reinstall the audio driver as follows.

1. Step 1: In the Windows search box, enter Device Manager.
2. Step 2: At Device Manager , click Sound, video and game controllers , then select Audio Controller 
3. Step 3: Click delete on the keyboard to delete the sound driver.

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1. Step 4: Start the laptop, the system will automatically reinstall the Driver.

8. Use Microsoft Fixit Troubleshooters

You can let the system automatically check and fix some minor sound errors by following these steps:

1. Step 1: Right-click on the speaker icon in the Taskbar then select Troubleshoot sound problems to have the system check for sound errors.
2. Step 2: Wait for the system to fix the error. If the error is major and the system cannot fix it, you will be notified of the reason why the laptop lost sound.

9. Restart Audio Services

Audio Services is the software responsible for audio in Windows. If Audio Services has a problem, it is inevitable that the laptop will lose sound. Try to fix it by restarting Audio Services with these steps:

1. Step 1: Press the Windows + R key combination to open the Run dialog box, then type ' services.msc ' and click OK.
2. Step 2: Right-click Windows Audio and continue to click Stop .
3. Step 3: Right-click Windows Audio and finally select Start to restart Audio Services.

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10. Reset the Audio Output format

That is the final way to fix the problem of inaudible laptop speakers. This case is more rare, but there have been quite a few cases of accidentally changing the output format options for speakers. From there, the Windows system will have problems with sound. To solve it, follow these steps:

1. Step 1: Access Sound Settings and then click on Speaker Properties 
2. Step 2: Click on Advanced and select the appropriate output format. The simplest way is to restore the default. 

Epilogue

Hopefully with the above article, you know the reasons why laptop speakers cannot hear as well as ways to fix them right at home. Thank you for following the article. If you find this article useful, please share it with everyone.

Jessica Tanner

Update 10 October 2023