Hello I have a Dell Inspiron 17 laptop. I like it so far except for one thing. It will only use speakers and headphones as a "communication device". IE, I can only get sound to come out of them when doing a voice chat while playing a game or using skype. I have gone into playback devices and clicked on speaker settings "set as default device" and nothing happened. Is it a headphone and speaker problem or a windows problem? Any ideas appreciated.
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The thread discusses a Dell Inspiron 17 laptop that only outputs sound through speakers and headphones when used as a "communication device," affecting voice chat and Skype. The original poster questions whether the issue is hardware or Windows-related, having already tried setting the default device in playback settings without success. Respondent Jimbo22 asks if a headset is used and if it’s properly set as the default device, implying this could be a configuration issue.
The thread discusses a Dell Inspiron 17 laptop that only outputs sound through speakers and headphones when used as a "communication device," affecting voice chat and Skype. The original poster questions whether the issue is hardware or Windows-related, having already tried setting the default device in playback settings without success. Respondent Jimbo22 asks if a headset is used and if it’s properly set as the default device, implying this could be a configuration issue.
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