Welcome back, in today’s video I’ll be showing you how to update your headphone drivers on a
Windows 11 PC or laptop. This video should work for all types of headphones, including if they
are wireless. It’s also important to mention that drivers should be automatically installed when you
plug in your device, so you won’t necessarily find a driver update to install but it’s worth checking
just in case. If your headphones aren’t working on Windows 11, then I do have a separate video
that will cover many methods to fix headphones not working so click the card onscreen now for that.
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let’s get into the methods. We’ll start by using the automatic
Windows tool to try and update our drivers. To do this, first head to the device manager.
You can get there by searching for it in the search bar. When the device manager opens,
look for the section called audio inputs and outputs and double click on it to expand it,
it should be near the top. In here, look for the headphones or the sound device you want to update
the drivers for. If you don’t see it on the list, make sure it is connected and working on your PC.
If you do see it, double click on its name to bring up the properties
window. Now go to the driver tab, which should be the second option. In here,
find where it says update driver and click on that. Now choose the automatic option, which
should be the top option of the two available. If there are any drivers that Windows finds,
it should install them automatically. However, it might say that the best drivers are up to date.
If you don’t think your device has any drivers installed, try right clicking on it from the list
and then select uninstall. Now reconnect your headphones by unplugging them and then plugging
them back in and this should reinstall the headphones and any drivers required.
As well updating the headphone drivers, we also need to try updating the driver software for other
items in the list. Go back to the device manager and look for sound, video and game controllers and
expand it. Within this section, you may see your headphones again. There will also be
things like Realtek HD audio. You can update these drivers as well with the method we just covered,
which was double clicking on the name, going to the driver tab, then by choosing update driver and
then the automatic option. If you are unsure which items from the list to update the drivers for, you
can try them all. Remember this method to update drivers in case you can get the driver file later.
In that case, you can use the manual method instead of the automatic method we have just done
to navigate to where the file is stored. You shouldn’t have to worry about this though.
Once you have installed the driver, you may need to restart your PC.
We’ll now move on to another way to update device drivers. You can do this method even if Windows
couldn’t find any driver updates. This method is to check on the website of the manufacturer.
This will be slightly different depending on the brand your headphones are.
Go to the official website of your headphone manufacturer, for example Sony. Have a look
on the manufacturer’s website for a drivers page. Alternatively, you could search on google for the
headphone brand and then drivers. Some brands will have a drivers page but just make sure you are on
the official website as I am not responsible if you download something from a fake source.
You should have the website, or information about where to get drivers from on the box
of your headphones or in the instruction manual. On the drivers site for the brand of headphones
you have, most should display or allow you to search for your model number or series.
Search and find yours and then find where it allows you to download the driver.
Download the driver and once its finished open the file, it should be a setup file
and all you need to do is follow the steps to install it. Once again, this method will
vary depending on your headphone manufacturer. It’s also worth quickly mentioning that updated
drivers could be on a Windows update, so try checking for Windows updates when you can.
And so that is how to update your headphone drivers on a Windows 11 PC or laptop.
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