Does not automatically select default audio playback device

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Hi there - I am back again with a new problem:
The laptop does not play through my external speakers when I plug them in, even when I set the external speakers to as the default.
Sometimes, the sound does not come out of anywhere, at all.
Sometimes, it plays sound just fine.
Always a restart fixes the problem.
However, I would like to not have to RESTART THE COMPUTER every time I want something on it to work.
Anyone know a work around? Thankyou,

Open the Realtek audio control panel, click Device advanced settings, and choose classic instead of multistream.
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