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That did the trick. Thanks.
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You're welcome. I'm glad that worked for you.
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You're welcome. I'm glad that worked for you.

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I have a Dell laptop and listen to music by plugging headphones into the headphone port on the laptop. I buy a new external monitor that uses and HDMI connection. When the monitor is plugged in, the music automatically plays through speakers located in the monitor regardless of whether or not the headphone is plugged into the laptop. &nbsp;In fact, when the monitor is plugged in, the headphone port on the laptop goes dead.<br />
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Is there a way to override this situation?
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I have a Dell laptop and listen to music by plugging headphones into the headphone port on the laptop. I buy a new external monitor that uses and HDMI connection. When the monitor is plugged in, the music automatically plays through speakers located in the monitor regardless of whether or not the headphone is plugged into the laptop.  In fact, when the monitor is plugged in, the headphone port on the laptop goes dead.

Is there a way to override this situation?

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