Windows 10: Can someone please tell me how to enable my speakers on an ACER laptop so I can hear it

Can someone please tell me how I enable my speakers on an ACER Laptop running windows 11. I have tried everything I know and watched Youtube but it still will not work.

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Cortana can't hear me

Hi Isidora,



Thank you for posting in Microsoft Community.

I regret the inconvenience caused to you. Let me help you.

• 
  Do you see any error code or error message on the screen?
  

I suggest you to go through the below methods and check if it helps.

Step 1:

I suggest you enable settings in the Playback Devices and check if it helps.

Follow the below steps:

• Right click on the speaker icon on your taskbar.
• Select Playback Devices.
• Click on the Playback Devices and right click on the
  Speakers/Headphones.
• Check mark on the Show Disabled Devices and
  Show Disconnected Devices.

If the issue persists the follow the below step.

Step 2:

I suggest you to refer to the following Microsoft article on Cortana can't hear me and check if it helps.

Cortana can't hear me - Microsoft Support

Reference: Refer to the following Microsoft article on
Cortana & search.

Check if it helps.



I hope the issue will be resolved. If not, please feel free to contact us again. We will be happy to assist you accordingly.



Thank you.

 

Cortana apparently can't hear me

Hi Jim,

Thank you for posting your query in Microsoft Community.

Try the following steps and check if it helps.

Step 1:

I suggest you enable settings in the Playback Devices and check if it helps.

Follow the below steps:

• Right click on the speaker icon on your Taskbar.
• Select Playback Devices.
• Click on the Playback Devices and right click on the
  Speakers/Headphones.
• Check mark on the Show Disabled Devices and
  Show Disconnected Devices.

If the issue persists the follow the below step.

Step 2:

I suggest you to refer to the following Microsoft article on Cortana can't hear me and check if it helps.

Cortana can't hear me - Microsoft Support



Hope these information helps, please get back to us for future support, we’ll be glad to assist you further.



Thank you.

 

Speaker issue

If that is the case, your built-in speakers may be disabled or not set to default that is why you can't hear any sounds when you use the speakers of your laptop. We recommend that you check the
Playback devices to see if your built-in speakers is disabled or not set to default. To do this, follow the steps here:

• Right-click the sound icon which can be found on the lower-right part of your screen.
• Click Playback devices.
• Under the Playback tab, right click the empty space and make sure that both
  Show Disabled Devices and Show Disconnected Devices are checked. If the two options are not checked, kindly click them to activate the options.
• Check if your laptop's speakers is enabled and set as default. If it is disabled, right-click it and choose
  Enable. After enabling your laptop's speakers, click Set Default.
• Click Apply, and the click OK.
• Check if you'll hear any sounds. If it's still the same, kindly send us a screenshot of the list of your Playback devices for us to know the speakers that your laptop is using.

We hope to hear from you soon.