Make PC speakers louder - so it'll work

Built-in speakers on the PC / laptop are often set a little quiet. In our sound guide we show you how you can make the sound playback louder and which settings you should pay particular attention to.

Increase the volume of the PC speakers

In the first step, you should check whether the volume controls are at the highest level under Windows:

• Do this first for the system volume: At the bottom right of the taskbar you will find a small loudspeaker symbol. Click on it and drag the slider to 100 percent.
• Next, check the volume in your current playback program, such as Windows Media Player or Spotify. Almost all of these programs have their own volume controls.
• Set this to 100 percent and check that an option to completely mute is not activated anywhere.
• If you have connected external speakers to your PC, also check here whether the cables are connected correctly and the controllers are set accordingly loud.
• If that doesn't help, there may be a problem with your sound card. Here you should try to update the corresponding drivers.
• If, for example, the audio track of a film is set too low, you can help yourself with additional software. The free VLC player allows you to adjust the volume directly in the program up to 200 percent.

Tip: This is how you increase the volume on your iPhone too

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