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How to get rid of annoying noise from laptop speakers

In the era where most users use headphones to listen to the audio played by their computer, few users use their laptop speakers on a regular basis. However, there is a common problem with all types of speakers and headphones. Noise that is added to sound by the buildup of static electricity. Which is easy to solve on external devices, but what happens when we have static noise on a laptop? That is why we are going to teach you how eliminate or reduce noise from our laptop’s speakers.

It is possible that your laptop has started to make a static noise that is at least strange, this can come from three different places. The fans, the speakers or the hard drive. However, of the three, it is the sound system that is the most annoying, especially due to the fact that it mixes with the audio that we reproduce and can add it up when recording. Greatly worsening the quality if we are streaming content or in a videoconference.

How to fix noise in laptop speakers?

We have to start from the fact that as time goes by the speakers will degrade due to use and the period in which this happens will be reduced the higher the average volume with which we use them. Unfortunately, many laptop speakers have a problem, which is none other than that they do not usually bring much power with them, which leads many users to use them with a high volume.

Another problem is the interference from nearby devices, so removing them from close to the laptop might fix the static noise issue. It may also come for power supply, but in any change you will not have to change it, just unplug the charging cable to eliminate the problem. However, before checking if it is an internal hardware issue, we need to check a couple of things.

Update the drivers

In any case, it is important to check that it is not a problem with the sound card, so we recommend connecting headphones to see if the noise persists, if it does, then check the drivers below.

  1. Press the Windows and X keys at the same time and in the context menu that appears choose “Device Manager”.
  2. Scroll down to the Sound and video controllers and game controllers option. In each of them right click, and update driver.
  3. Repeat the previous step with the audio inputs and outputs.

Device Manager

Prevent apps from emitting sound without permission

If after doing this the problems persist, then it may be that some application is emitting audio through the speaker, to avoid it we have to follow the following steps:

  1. Right click on the speaker icon in the task bar.
  2. Select the sounds option from the menu.
  3. From the window that will open we move to playback and select the speakers, from there we click the properties button.
  4. A new window will open, select advanced options and uncheck the box where it says “Allow applications to take exclusive control of this device”.

Eliminate Noise Portable Speakers

Poor hardware condition causes speaker noise

If once this is done you find that the speakers continue to make noise, then the problem is purely hardware and this is where things get complicated. The simplest solution is to open the laptop, find the cable that powers the speakers, unplug it, and wipe it down with an antistatic cloth to plug it back in. However, there are models that have the problem that the speakers are directly soldered.

laptop DAC motherboard

The problem can also come from all the analog circuitry that surrounds them, so you should check their health status. If after a quick look you end up seeing wear, then you will have to make a call to the technical service. We do not recommend doing the repair yourself if you do not have very advanced knowledge. In any case, if the problem is at this level, you can check the noise of the speakers by reducing the volume to a minimum.

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