You can reinstall the audio driver with the driver setup file. Reinstalling the audio driver may help resolve the Alienware headphone jack not working issue. If it’s Off, click the toggle button to turn it on, then check to see if the problem resolves. Here’s how to do it:ģ) Ensure Disable front panel popup dialog is On (in Realtek Audio Manager, the option is Disable front panel jack detection). Then you need to enable ‘Disable front panel popup dialog’ in Realtek Audio Console. If you’re using a Realtek audio sound card, you probably have Realtek Audio Console installed on your computer ( Not sure what sound card you have?). After that, check if the headphone device shows up.ģ) If the headphone device shows up, check to see if your Alienware headphone jack not working issue resolves.

You can follow the below steps to enable it.Ģ) Under the Playback tab, right-click on the blank place and select Show Disabled Devices. If headphones are disabled, you cannot hear sound from your headphones. If you don’t even see Headphones listed under the Playback back, the device may be disabled. If it’s not set as default, select it and click Set default, then click OK to save the changes. Then check if the Headphones or Headphones/speakers device is set as default. To do so:ġ) On your keyboard, press Win+R (the Windows logo key and the R key) at the same time to invoke the Run box.Ģ) Type ‘ control panel’ into the Run box and click OK to open the Control Panel window.ģ) View by Category and click on Hardware and Sound.ĥ) Select the Playback tab. In that case, you need to set it as the default output device manually. When the headphone jack stops working, it’s possible that the headphone device is not set as the default output device. To do so:ġ) Plug your headphones to your Alienware computer.ģ) Check to see if the headphone jack works. To fix the Alienware headphone jack not working issue, the easiest fix you should try is restart your computer when you have the headphones plugged in. Method 4: Enable Disable front panel popup dialog in Realtek Audio Console Method 3: Enable the headphone device in Playback Method 2: Set headphones as default output device Method 1: Restart the computer with the headphones plugged in You can try them one by one from the top of the list until you find the one that works for you. I’ve included six methods below for you to fix the problem. Since you’re reading this post, you may have the same issue but haven’t solved the issue yet. Whenever they plug headphones to the computer, the sound comes through the speakers instead of the headphones.

Recently, many Alienware users have reported they’re having problems with the headphone jack.

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