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A package of audio drivers which comes pre-installed on many laptops and desktops.

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Disabling Realtek audio notification on Windows 10

I have HP's Bang & Olufsen stuff factory installed. This appears to be built on top of Realtek HD Audio manager, yet the sound manager is still B&O. I want to disable the realtek notification every time I un/plug anything from/into audio jack. I…
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Realtek HD Audio low and bad quality sound after Windows 10 upgrade

I am using Sony Vaio laptop. Yesterday I upgraded from Windows 8.1 to Windows 10. After upgrading, the sound quality of Realtek HD Audio has become very bad and extremely low. There is no bass and the sound is distorted and screeching. I have tried…
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PC uses speaker of headset instead of microphone

I need to record voice on my old desktop PC (Asus P5B-SE - Windows 7). There are three lines on back panel: two with speaker icon and one with microphone icon. Also there are two lines on front panel (one speaker and one microphone) which seems not…
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How do I disable audio jack detection In Windows 10 without using Realtek HD Audio Manager?

I have a headphone jack with a broken sensor. The headphones are normally supposed to turn on when they're plugged in. Because the jack is broken, however, my computer only detects that my headphones are plugged in when I push or tilt the plug, and…
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How do I get Realtek HD Audio 5.1 working on Windows 7?

I have problem with Realtek 5.1 driver for Windows 7 x64. I've installed newest drivers for Realtek HD Audio, but 5.1 still doesn't work, the only thing that works is front stereo. However, when I click on single speaker in sound settings test,…
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Why can't I use my internal microphone at the same time as my headphones?

I have a Samsung Series 7 NP700-Z5A, which has a dual-purpose mic/headphone jack. In both Ubuntu 12.04 and Windows 7, whenever I plug in my headphones the internal mic goes completely dead. When the headphones aren't plugged in, the microphone is…
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Muting Realtek internal microphone doesn't work

I have a rather strange issue: Muting the microphone doesn't actually mute it. In the Microphone Settings panel I see it as being muted (graphically), my keyboard button that mutes it also lights up, however it still picks up sounds. I'm on a…
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Use speakers while headset is plugged in

I want to use my laptop's built-in speakers while my headset is plugged in (because I need to use my headset's microphone). My laptop doesn't separate my headset from my laptop speakers when it is plugged in. It just gets grouped into speakers…
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Realtek ALC289 codec not found on the whole internet

I'm trying to find a codec on internet to make my microphone work on my Dell XPS 13. Since I've installed ubuntu 20.04, my microphone stop working, whether I try the built-in microphone or an external micrphone (headset). I've seen on forums that…
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Realtek audio equalizer shortcut for turning off/on or preset change

I have an equalizer profile in the audio settings (Windows 10, Realtek audio) set up for my headphone which i manually turn on and off each night when i put my headphones on, but it would be be nice, if i could activate it with a shortcut. This is…
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Sound compression is on despite volume leveling being switched off in Windows 10

I have an older ASUS ROG which uses Realtek for sound. For reasons I am unable to comprehend, it has begun adding sound compression despite this being switched off in all areas where this might be enabled. Settings Windows sound settings I have…
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Can I get separate output on retasked jacks?

I'm using realtek audio console, and I've retasked my mic jack to speaker output. I wanted to have two separate output(2nd output), but instead I got only one, and 2nd output activates only when front and back panel is connected, not 2 on the…
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Windows 10 volume keeps resetting to 100% and nothing seems to fix it

I just built my first PC < 1 month ago and I keep having audio issues--specifically with Warzone--and I'm not quite sure what's causing it or how to fix it. My computer seems to have 2 different master volume settings: Warzone @ 100, and the rest of…
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Windows 10 Audio Issues

After the last 2 windows updates i am having issue with my audio jack on my laptop. Currently my audio jack is not detecting any devices. When i plug in my headphones nothing happens as in it does not show up in playback devices. Please see below…
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Realtek HD audio broken?

I came here because my Realtek audio won't allow me to use my headphones and my speakers. I have two audio devices, my speakers and my headphones. My USB dongle for my headphones broke and I had to get a female to male 3.5mm jack to replace the…
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