Right-click on Realtek Digital Output and click on Disable.ĭone! You have now disabled Realtek's digital output. To disable it, go back to the Control Panel > Hardware and Sound > Sound. That's it! You have successfully enabled Realtek digital output. Select your realtek device and set it as default.Click the speaker icon again to turn the volume on. If the speaker icon of the app is, it means the app is at mute mode. In the Apps filed, by dragging the slider to adjust volume for each app.

In the Control Panel, select Hardware and Sound Right-click Speakers icon on the taskbar, and then select Open volume mixer.Click on Start, then search for Control Panel.If for some reason, you don't see the option Playback device or sound settings when you click on the speaker icon, you can enable Realtek digital output using the Control Panel. First, right-click on the speaker icon in the bottom-left part of the screen.There are two methods to enable Realtek digital output, and we will show you both. Let's see how to enable Realtek's digital output. Usually, the digital output is enabled by default, but if that's not the case, you can do it on your own, and we will show you the steps. Realtek digital output is used when you want to connect audio devices that are not digital but analog to your PC. Many desktop and laptop computers come with a Realtek sound card. I have both headphones and speakers plugged into my motherboards analog output jacks.