How to switch between headphones and speakers without unplugging the headphones
- Open Realtek HD Audio Manager [
C:\Program Files\Realtek\Audio\HDA\RtkNGUI64.exe
] - Click on the settings 'cog' in the top right corner of RealTek HD Audio Manager and then select "Make front and rear output devices playback two different audio streams simultaneously".
- Seamlessly switch between audio devices via the Taskbar or
Control Panel
.
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Updated on September 18, 2022Comments
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Admin almost 2 years
When i'm using Ubuntu 18, I'm able to freely switch the audio output between my plugged-in headphones (with a jack plug) and the PC speakers using PulseAudio, without unplugging the headphones .
I would like to be able to do the exact same thing on Windows 10 (installed on the same computer) with a software switch just like for Ubuntu. Contrary to a lot of answers to similar questions, this doesn't seem to be a hardware-switch only setting, or else I would be unable to do that on linux.
In case this interests you, here's the command i used to achieve that on ubuntu :
amixer -c 1 set 'Auto-Mute Mode' Disabled
Thanks for your tips :)
edit : Windows 10 pro 64 bit, version 1809 , OS build 17763.615
edit2: I only see Speakers (Realtek High definition audio) when selecting the sound output device in the settings and in the taskbar
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Elmo almost 5 yearswhats your windows 10 version ?
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Admin almost 5 yearsi updated my post :)
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Máté Juhász almost 5 yearsThis answer didn't work for the problem in the question. Plugging in a device in jack overwrite built-in speaker and only the external one appears in the list.
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Elmo almost 5 years@MátéJuhász just because it didn't work for you doesn't mean it will not work for others. It does not overwrite , check this link pcgamer.com/…
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Admin almost 5 yearsI only see Speakers (Realtek High definition audio) when selecting the output device while the headphones are plugged in :( thanks for trying though !
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Sinandro almost 4 yearsThere is no Multistreaming button!
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Jon over 3 yearsStep 2 maybe - settings>option then select..
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Jon over 3 yearsThe PCGamer only worked for me after steps 1&2 of aniket's answer. I think it may depends where the headphones are plugged in - front and back or both back etc