G+_George Kozi Posted November 22, 2014 Share Posted November 22, 2014 Originally shared by George Kozi little things - big irritations Okay Microsoft , listen up: I like my desktop. Butt... is it so hard for you to understand that people use speakers and headphones interchangeably? I have my speakers plugged in at the back of the machine and the headphones at the front. The only way for me to switch between the two (and I do a couple of times a day) is to yank out the headphone cables. After a while, the headphone jack gets a bit loose and that ain't good. In the sound settings my headphones don't even appear. What's wrong with you guys? Is it so difficult to make a software thing that switches outputs without me having to futz with the cables? I'm sure you have some byzantine procedure buried somewhere in the advanced settings that does this, butt... why do I have to dig for it? Paul Thurrott Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
G+_Randy Hudson Posted November 22, 2014 Share Posted November 22, 2014 I doubt that problem is even a software thing much less a Microsoft thing. Sounds like a hardware design to me.? My TV does the same thing. If I plug in headphones the built in speakers mute. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
G+_George Kozi Posted November 22, 2014 Author Share Posted November 22, 2014 the OS should be able to handle it Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
G+_david wayne Posted November 22, 2014 Share Posted November 22, 2014 Preach on George ! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
G+_John Valentine Posted November 22, 2014 Share Posted November 22, 2014 Paul Thurrott? George Kozi? This shouldn't be the case in a properly configured machine. This is commonly seen on machines that have had windows installed and not had the proper drivers installed for the sound card, leaving it to auto install instead. Very likely the cause especially if you have a generic high definition audio sound device. Using the windows update driver you'll only get a small number of devices - speakers, mic and line in. With the right driver you'll get several more, including headphones. Then all you do is switch to the device you want. If you're really clever, you can make a desktop shortcut that does it. ? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
G+_Randy Hudson Posted November 22, 2014 Share Posted November 22, 2014 I'm not suggesting software can't handle it George Kozi, I'm just not sure it should. I think this is expected behavior. Headphones are for private listening. Therefore when I plug them in I expect my public speakers to mute. I also expect not everyone uses them in the same way. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
G+_Happy Fuzzy Posted November 23, 2014 Share Posted November 23, 2014 Huh huh huh. You said "butt" Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
G+_Happy Fuzzy Posted November 23, 2014 Share Posted November 23, 2014 Huh huh huh. You said "butt" Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
G+_Randy Hudson Posted November 23, 2014 Share Posted November 23, 2014 Is there an echo in here? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
G+_Timothy Strehle Posted November 24, 2014 Share Posted November 24, 2014 Mine does this without issue, right click on volume control, select playback devices and choose headphones. I have the sound drivers installed though. Using win 8.1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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