Change Sound Output Windows 10 - HDMI, Headphones, Optical Out
How To Change Sound Output In Windows 10.
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This video will show you how to change the audio output device on your Windows 10 computer. This is useful if you want your laptop to switch between outputting audio to a TV through HDMI, and then later switching it to output to headphones.
The optical out port on the PC is a bit of a mystery to a lot of people. It sits in the back of your PC, emitting a permanent red laser glow whether or not something is plugged into it. It almost looks like you’re meant to plug something into it, but what? The answer is, logically, an optical audio cable, and here we’ll show you how to get it working, with the caveat that it’s become rather clunky to properly utilize on Windows 10 in recent years.
First of all, there’s the obvious matter of making sure that both your speakers and your PC have the optical (S/PDIF) port. With that off the list, simply plug your PC into your speakers using an optical cable.
As with any cable format, companies will try to claim that their cable is better than others due to gold plating, “High Quality,” or other marketing jargon, but ignore all that. Buying a cheap optical cable should be absolutely fine unless you plan to tie it up in knots. Optical cables work in a similar way to HDMI in that they send digital signals that aren’t really subject to degradation. The main difference is that audio data uses less bandwidth than HDMI, so even if the quality of a cable isn’t great, you’re not likely to be affected.
Once the optical cable is plugged in, click the speaker icon at the bottom-right corner of your Windows taskbar, then click the speaker name above the volume slider to see if an “Optical” or “Digital” sound output has shown up. If it has, just click to enable it.
If the speaker doesn’t show up there, then right-click the speaker icon in the taskbar, click Sounds, and then the Playback tab.
This tutorial will apply for computers, laptops, desktops, and tablets running the Windows 10 operating system (Home, Professional, Enterprise, Education) from all supported hardware manufactures, like Dell, HP, Acer, Asus, Toshiba, Lenovo, and Samsung.
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