Windows audio playback through headphones

For some reason, I am unable to isolate playback to headphones only while booted up in windows. when i boot to the mac os, no prob, but in windows, no matter what setting, the audio plays back through both the headphones and the speakers. Am I missing a setting somewhere? I have been all though the control panel and nadda.

This is a known issue with Boot Camp and currently there is no solution.
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HP Pavilion 15-p027ne:
Audio working through headphones/earphones but not through speakers.
I downgraded from windows 8.1 to Windows 7 (64-bit) and the problem is still not resolved.
Appreciate any troubleshooting tips.
Thanks.
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Hi there @donimuha
Welcome to the HP Support Forums! It is a great place to find the help you need, both from other users, HP experts and other support personnel.
I understand that you are getting sound from the headphones/earplugs but not from the system speakers. I am happy to assist you with this.
As the sound is working through the audio jack, I will assume for now that the audio driver is fine. Please check through the following page, which is very comprehensive. If you are still having a problem it is possibly a hardware issue with the speakers.
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Hi there,
As the subject line reads I am hoping to enable playback through both the headphone and internal speakers on the E93z All in One unit I have.
Is there is currently a way to do this with the Lenovo HD Audio software for the Realtek system? It detects the headphones and does the typical shut off of the internal speakers however no option to enable playback through both seems to exist.
Running Windows 7 Pro 32 bit.
I cannot enable stereo mix (by right clicking in the playback area of the sound settings in Windows) to try and come up with a work around.
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I have tried un-installing the Lenovo HD audio software and still no luck using the vanilla Windows 7 software.
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Well basically I want to hook in some external speakers via the headphones jack and the more speakers the better, I just figure if there's a way to have 4 speakers instead of just two it'd be cool, why let the internal speakers go to waste?
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just bought some new headphines. the quality of the audi through them is gargly and ver ver distoted. they are nice skullcandy headphones. i can get good sound when i push in the headphons really hard to the jack. i treid another hack on my phone and the sound is very nice. the problem is on my ipod.

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A third-party place like the following will replace the jack for less. Google for more.
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Hi there @SofaQueue
Welcome to the HP Support Forums! It is a great place to find the help you need, both from other users, HP experts and other support personnel.
I understand that you are having trouble with the audio balance on your notebook computer, and I am happy to help with this. First I would suggest reinstalling the audio driver.
Try this link which will automatically start the download of the driver to your notebook. You will then have to run the file to install it. Realtek High-Definition (HD) Audio Driver
If you are still having trouble, check through this page; there may be something within that could be useful.
No Sound from the Speakers (Windows 8)
Also you can look at these pages - from Microsoft's support website:
Poor sound quality after upgrading to windows 8.1
Automatically diagnose and fix Windows audio playback problems
Let me know if you are still having any problems, and post the details of what is happening.
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Audio playback frequencies are distorted...

All of a sudden, audio playback through my speakers/headphone jack is muddy and distorted. Sometimes, the vocal track disappears completely. This is not just in iTunes (where I've unsuccessfully tried to adjust the equalizer), it's also on Youtube videos. Sonos, which does NOT go thru system audio, sounds fine. I'm including etrecheck diagnostics. Thanks for any ideas. Oh, and the only thing that's changed, systemwise, is the latest Yosemite upgrade. The problem started after that, but not immediately after.
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Will try. There are no cables/exterior connections involved here.
Oddly enough, this worked. I was unable to hear anything in Safe Mode, so just exited and rebooted (yes, I'd already tried rebooting, with no effect). Gave iTunes a shot, and am now back to normal.
Whatever works!
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Audio playback is very quiet after Windows 8.1 upgrade on Pavilion g7

I recently updated to Windows 8.1 trial version and the audio playback is very quiet through the laptop speakers. Through headphones or played through the TV it works great.
I have a Pavilion g7.
When I check the drivers they tell me that I have the most recent divers.
Any help would be greatly appreciated.

Hello, @Nautic-Al
Welcome to the HP Forums.
I see that you're having an audio issue with the notebook. I would like to try to help you with this.
As you're using a Trial version of Windows please read this document: HP PCs - About Beta or Preview Software.
To go along with that I will provide you this document for troubleshooting: No Sound from Speakers (Windows 8).
If that does not help you, then you'll have to revert back to the installed OS or completely upgrade to a non trial version.
Thank you for posting on the HP Forums.
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