Windows 10: Why do certain apps cause my headphones to restart?

Discus and support Why do certain apps cause my headphones to restart? in Windows 10 Gaming to solve the problem; Hello.My Bluetooth headphones always connected fine until recently. They work with games and other apps, but whenever I try using Spotify or YouTube,... Discussion in 'Windows 10 Gaming' started by Katrhem, May 12, 2025 at 2:52 PM.

  1. Katrhem Win User

    Why do certain apps cause my headphones to restart?


    Hello.My Bluetooth headphones always connected fine until recently. They work with games and other apps, but whenever I try using Spotify or YouTube, the headphones power off and then power back on. It gets very annoying, and I would like to know how to fix this. Thank you for any advice or attempts to help.My apologies for any grammar mistakes or anything beforehand.

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  2. Headphone Connection

    Hello,

    Thank you for your interest in Windows 10!

    I understand that the headphones are not working when you connect then through the jack on your Windows 10 operating system. I will certainly help you with the query. I would appreciate if you could help us with more information


    • Have you checked plugging the headphone to a different jack on the same computer?

    • Have you checked if any other sound device work fine when plugged to the problematic jack?

    This issue might be occurring due to incompatible drivers or broken jack. There might be a possibility that the headphone is not compatible with windows 10 operating system. Hence I would suggest you to follow the below mentioned
    steps and check if that helps.

    Method 1:
    Hardware and devices troubleshooter


    The built-in hardware and devices troubleshooter can automatically detect and fix most of the incorrect settings and errors that could cause issues with hardware. I would suggest you to run this troubleshooter to check if there is any issue with
    the display adapter. Refer top these steps:

    • Open Control Panel
    • Click on Troubleshooting and select the view all option on the left pane.
    • Click on Hardware and devices troubleshooter and follow the prompts.

    Try method 2, if the issue persist

    Method 2: If the Hardware and Devices troubleshooter do not fix
    the issue then I would suggest you to uninstall the drivers and reboot the computer to get the updated drivers installed for the headphone. Please follow below mentioned steps:

    • Open Control Panel
    • Click on Device Manager and select the audio input and output drivers
    • Right click on driver that appears after plugging the headphone and click on uninstall
    • After uninstalling, unplug the headphone and restart the computer
    • Plugging the headphone again and the computer will detect the updates drivers automatically.

    Now check if the headphones work on the computer or not.

    Hope this information is helpful. Please write back to us if you need any further assistance, we'll be glad to assist you.
     
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  4. Why do certain apps cause my headphones to restart?

    Headphones Cause Video and Audio Playback to Stop

    I performed all of the steps suggested, but still no audio when any change is made in the audio source related to the output jack -

    if it's changed at all from system speaker to external speaker or to headphones, audio will stop unless the computer is restarted.
     
    Craig Schamel, May 12, 2025 at 3:01 PM
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Why do certain apps cause my headphones to restart?

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