Internal Speakers Output

If the internal speakers on your computer are not loud enough or of desired quality, you can disable internal speakers in Windows 10 and use better quality external speakers.

Click the audio device you want. This may include internal speakers, monitor speakers, a USB device, or Bluetooth speakers/headphones. Read 'How To Connect a Bluetooth Speaker to a Laptop' to learn more about how to connect a Bluetooth audio device to a Windows computer.
If multiple audio output devices are available, check that you have the appropriate one selected. Here's how: Select the Speakers icon on the taskbar. Next, select the arrow to open a list of audio devices connected to your computer. Check that your audio is playing to the audio device you prefer, such as a speaker or headphones.

Sound & Audio: Speaker jack works but the left (of 2 speakers) doesn't output sound So the two speakers I use for my computer are not completely working. When plugged into my computer, the main speaker with the controls and stuff gives out sound but the other speaker doesn't.

Disable Internal Speakers in Windows 10

Certain computers like Dell OptiPlex and others are equipped with in-built internal speakers, which saves desk space by eliminates the need to connect external speakers.

However, some users find it annoying that the computer switches back to internal speakers with the same volume, whenever the external speaker is disconnected.

This can be quite a nuisance and cause embarrassment, if the computer is left on an open browser and it suddenly starts playing an Advertisement or Video loudly.

1. Update Audio Drivers

If your main problem is about the computer switching back to Internal Speakers, updating Audio Drivers on your computer should fix this problem.

What is full screen hardware acceleration. 1. Right-click on the Start button and click on Device Manager.

2. On the Device Manager screen, expand the entry for Sound, Video and Game Controllers.

3. Next, right-click on your Audio Device and click on Update Driver option in the contextual menu.

4. On the next screen, click on Search Automatically For Driver Software option and allow your computer to search and install the updated device driver.

2. Disable Internal Speakers Using Control Panel

Follow the steps below to disable Internal Speakers in Windows 10 and make external speakers as the default speaker on your computer.

1. Open Control Panel and go to Hardware and Sound > Manage Audio Devices option in the Sound section.

2. On the next screen, right-click on the Internal speaker’s device listing (usually listed as Speakers) and click on Disable.

3. Click on Apply and OK to save this setting.

4. Plug the External speakers into the Audio-out port of your computer

Your computer should automatically recognize the New External Speakers and set them as the default speakers on your computer.

3. Disable Internal Speakers Using BIOS

If you are unable to disable Internal Speakers using Control panel, you can disable them by going to the UEFI Settings screen on your computer.

1. Open Settings > click on Update and Security.

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2. On Update & Security screen, click on Recovery > scroll down to “Advanced Startup” section and click on Restart Now.

3. Next, click on Troubleshoot > Advanced Options.

4. On the Advanced options screen, click on UEFI Firmware Settings.

5. On the next screen, click on Restart.

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6. On the UEFI screen, expand System Configuration > select Audio and uncheck Enable Internal Audio option.

7. Click on Apply > Exit to save this setting on your computer

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I have a Bose Soundtouch 300 sound bar that is connected to my OLED Gallery series TV (2020) via HDMI ARC. I set it to HDMI ARC so the sound comes out of my soundbar instead of my internal speakers. After a while I turn off the TV and later on turn it back on. When I turn it on, sound starts coming out of my sound bar, then switches to the TV, then switches to the sound bar, and back to the TV where it stays. Then I have to manually switch it to HDMI ARC to output sound from my soundbar. Is there any way to prevent this so it just defaults to HDMI ARC and never outputs through the internal speakers?

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Does the Bose 300 turn off with the TV or does it remain powered on?
Hi all, I seem to be having a similar issue. I have the LG OLED 77GX and a Bose soundtouch 300 connected via the HDMI ARC. I can manually switch the sound output to the HDMI ARC and everything works great, but the next time I power on the system, the settings will revert to internal speakers, requiring me to manually switch back every time. The sound at does indeed power on/off with the TV. If I connect the sound bar via optical, the issue is corrected, but honestly would like to take advantage of the benefits of HDMI ARC if I possibly can. Any advice/insight on the matter would be appreciated. Thanks!
I’m having the same issue, with the same soundbar. The soundbar does switch off with the tv but tv keeps reverting to internal speakers. Any possible solution?
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My SoundTouch does turn on and off with the tv. Exact same issue with hdmi arc switching back to internal speakers.
Exact same problem though i'm not totally sure if it keeps switching between internal speakers and sound bar. The sound bar comes on when i turn the tv on when it was last on HDMI ARC but about 2 out of 3 times, it quickly stays on internal speakers. 1/3 of times it works. This has only started in the last couple of days for me. For the last 4 weeks or so there was no issue at all and it worked exactly as it should
No one has any clue why the ARC isn't working properly? Or how to set the TV to default to ARC? It wouldn't be so bad except for the LG menu makes you do a lot of clicking to change the output back to ARC
I have the same issue. 50 states driver license pictures.
soundbar turns on & off with TV but tv reverts to internal speakers every time it’s powered on.
Any solution to this?
my soundbar is a JBL unit. Worked fine with my last LG TV.
I have the same issue. 
soundbar turns on & off with TV but tv reverts to internal speakers every time it’s powered on. 
Any solution to this?
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SAME ISSUE, but with a LG SN6Y soundbar connected via HDMI ARC (only). Soundbar keeps reverting to OPTICAL upon power-up, and therefore no sound because there is no optical cable connected.
I have a CX 65” with the same problem of switching between soundbar and internal speakers, while using HDMI ARC. Found a solution elsewhere on this site. When I turn on the soundbar FIRST, then the tv , then it works as it should. I use a Harmony smart control to have a “delay” on starting the tv. This works for cable box. When I try to switch to Netflix or another app, I get no sound. Go figure.
'After much tinkering, I was able to get soundbar to work with Netflix. Had to change settings as follows:
Go to :
“All Settings”
“Sound”
“Additional Settings”
“Digital Sound Out”
From “Auto” to “Pass Through
Now Netflix works with soundbar (and Harmony remote)
Remember to turn soundbar on FIRST, then tv.
Hope this helps someone.
'After much tinkering, I was able to get soundbar to work with Netflix. Had to change settings as follows:
Go to :
“All Settings”
“Sound”
“Additional Settings”
“Digital Sound Out”
From “Auto” to “Pass Through
Now Netflix works with soundbar (and Harmony remote)
Remember to turn soundbar on FIRST, then tv.
Hope this helps someone.
Exact issue but with all LG parts. I assumed it was the LG Soundbar and not the TV but since your having ARC issues with a non LG soundbar it makes me think it is the TV.

The LG SN10YG turns on with the TV, using CEC and the settings on the soundbar allowing the TV to turn it on/off as well as control volume.
Both turn on fine but seemingly at random times the TV sound ends up on internal speakers. The soundbar is still on and on my LG Sn10YG the screen on the front still says HDMI, so it seems to think its on ARC still. I have tried several of the remotes from the LG TV remote and the LG soundbar remote remote and the bar seems to think its volume is moving but its not. The TV I can tell is using internal speakers almost immediately because the volume when on internal speakers shows numbers on it. When using the bar the TV volume gauge looks smaller and does not show numbers.
Sometimes you can get it back to using ARC by toggling the SB input. Sometimes it requires a complete reboot and reset of the soundbar. I cannot tell though now if its the TV ARC thats 'crashing' or the SB. I say crashing because it seems to also happen if the family changes channels sometimes, so that would mean there is no power toggle occuring, just changes in sound source type perhaps as different channels like ESPN vs HGTV might be sending a different sound source type over. I am using all new highest end ARC cables as well. The hours I have spent re-runnning audio cables, returning cables and buying new ones trying to figure this out is ridiculous
Had the same issues with my slightly older OLED 55 B8 with older LG SN6K soundbar and I had hoped it had to do with the older SB. Now I sunk a grand in the Atmos SN10YG to use with the 75'LG nano90 we just bought.
We are seeing similar, although not exact, audio issues. Onenote for mac 2017 paragraph spacing. We have an OLED65GXPUA. The ARC is connected to a Pioneer VSK-1021 receiver.
Using the Magic remote for all functions, most of the equipment powers on/off as expected (minus the Apple TV box which won't turn on automatically which is an Apple configuration issue and not the TV - rant off). Occasionally however when powering on the equipment, a notification flashes in the upper right hand corner of the display that the Pioneer receiver is not available (I have labeled my HDMI inputs.) When this happens and we attempt to change the volume, the TV flashes a grey circle with a line through it, similar to this ⦸, on the right hand side of the display, where we would normally see the volume indictor for a change in the volume, basically telling us there are no sound devices.
When I check the audio settings of the TV, sometimes they have changed to the internal speakers, and other times they have switched to a some other output other than ARC. Without messing with output settings, I can work around it by simply changing the eARC setting. Regardless of the eARC setting at the time (enabled/disabled), if I toggle that, something gets reset, the TV switches back to the ARC output, and the audio and functions work fine. After that, it does not matter what I do with the eARC setting, the audio continues to work. So for example, the audio is not working and when I check that setting it was toggled off, which it is most of the time. I then toggle eARC on, the audio kicks back on, and works normally. I can either leave eARC where it is, or I can switch it back, and the audio continues to work.
My hypothesis is that TV is timing out too quickly on the CEC handshake between devices. My theory is, the TV sends the signal for the device to power up. If the device takes a split second too long to respond, the TV believes the device did not power up as expected, and then attempts to switch to a different output to work around that. However, the device is on and responding on the ARC at which point the TV gets confused and says '<insert derogatory term or terms here> I give up.' A timing problem would explain why turning the receiver/sound bar on first works around the issue. Messing with anything to do with ARC, such as the eARC option, one would think, would also force the TV to re-initiate the CEC handshake to see if something were connected.
For full disclosure, I am not a programmer or engineer, but my personal opinion is this is probably something that could be easily fixed in a software update.

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