Windows 10: installed external speakers on pc

I just installed two external speakers on my PC and I cannot get them to work....

I am using windows 10.


Please help


Thanks much

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Issues with installing External Speaker on Windows 10.

Original Title:

After Win 10 install how to connect, install, activate L-R external speakers to desktop PC?

Speakers worked prior to install of 10. Have connected speakers - there power light is on

but no sound. Have been unable to check audio driver or other suggestions received from

this forum...nothing works.

 

External speaker setting

Have Toshiba L745 laptop with Window 7. Windows 10 was just installed(did it automatically I never wanted it). Besides burying my original desktop under about 3 or 4 windows my internal speakers didn't work. Made sure updates were installed. Through troubleshooting process
I discovered that when external speakers were plugged in they worked. Further experimentation and I found that in order for the internal speakers to work I have to go into the speaker settings and manually change to speaker in order for them to work and for
the external to work I have to go back into the settings and select headphones.

Prior to the windows 10 install the on board speakers would work and automatically toggle to external when an external speaker was plugged in.

Why now the extra step? Is there some way to have the speaker output automatically toggle like it used to?

 

Adding external speakers


Depending on the built in sound device on the MB. Some support 2.1/5.1/7.1 and also optical audio out. Just plug in the cable that comes with the speaker to it then switch the sound output for the speaker.

1. Sound input to speakers
2. Some high end speakers support digital sound then you would use an optical cable.
3. Sound input to TV using HDMI cable