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How to fix audio output in Windows 11

Interactive walkthrough — 4 steps. Click through at your own pace.

How:
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Your key may show , Win, or Start — always bottom-left, between Ctrl and Alt.
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Simplified simulation — your Windows may show more buttons.

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Hold ⊞ Win, tap I — Settings opens.

Or click Start and type 'sound'. The Win key is bottom-left, between Ctrl and Alt.

Steps in text

  1. Hold ⊞ Win, tap I — Settings opens.
  2. Click Sound — System is already selected in the sidebar.
  3. Under Output, pick your device.
  4. Done — sound now plays from that device.

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