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Cool, that was a helpful post. &nbsp;Thanks.
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I have an HP Laptop (Pavilion dv7t-4000) running Windows 7 Pro 64.<br />
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I've been experiencing a problem where certain programs will only play sound through the laptop speakers even when I have external speakers or headphones plugged in.<br />
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The specific programs that are causing this issue are Google Talk and StarCraft 2.<br />
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I tried reinstalling the latest audio device driver from HP, but it didn't help anything.<br />
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One thing I have noticed is that when I open the &quot;Volume Mixer&quot; which is an option under the right click menu of the audio tray icon I can see my standard device and then there are other applications listed off to the side.<br />
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<a href="https://filedb.experts-exchange.com/incoming/2011/12_w50/528275/VolumeMixer.png" target="_blank" title="Volume Mixer (51 KB)"><img alt="Volume Mixer" class="file-block lazyload" style="max-width: 489px;" data-src="https://filedb.experts-exchange.com/incoming/2011/12_w50/528275/VolumeMixer.png" /></a><br />
What do I need to in order to get these applications playing through the Default Device?<br />
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Thanks for any assistance.
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I have an HP Laptop (Pavilion dv7t-4000) running Windows 7 Pro 64.

I've been experiencing a problem where certain programs will only play sound through the laptop speakers even when I have external speakers or headphones plugged in.

The specific programs that are causing this issue are Google Talk and StarCraft 2.

I tried reinstalling the latest audio device driver from HP, but it didn't help anything.

One thing I have noticed is that when I open the "Volume Mixer" which is an option under the right click menu of the audio tray icon I can see my standard device and then there are other applications listed off to the side.



What do I need to in order to get these applications playing through the Default Device?

Thanks for any assistance.

Certain programs only play audio through my laptop speakers even when I have headphones plugged in.

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