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Originally posted by chris4
Try...
1. Control Panel
2. Sounds and Audio Devices
3. Speaker Settings, Advanced
4. Set the speaker setup to Stereo Headphones
This will do nothing except incrementing the output volume and altering the soundscape.
That setting is not for selecting which output to use...
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Originally posted by Maniac
I have a headset with mic/earphones that is a usb plug. It's easy to just plug it at the front of the pc in one of the usb ports. However i also have speakers connected to the back... now when i plug the usb at the front the sound still comes out from the speakers... is there a way to alternate this without venturing under my desk to the back and unplugging the speakers?
Some motherboards can detect this and will automatically switch the output to the front plug. But also many motherboards do not detect this though (mainly older ones), it really depends on your motherboard type and brand. I also doubt you can switch this beheviour on/off on such motherboards in Windows, but I may be wrong on this. However, it is very well possible that you can switch this beheviour on/off with a jumper on your motherboard.
The only thing you can try to do in such case is to make your own hardware switch or buy a switchbox or something. (although such switchboxes which also include switching audio input/output from 2 computers to 1 are expensive, especially if you're only going to use it as an audio switcher)
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