LogiTech Z130 Speakers not Working

[tiberiansun371alexw]

I have logitech Z130 speakers connected to my laptop by the 3.5 jack. They stopped working as of January 1st, 2019.

In the Sound Control Panel, Default Device is Realtech high Definition Audio. When I plug in anything by the 3.5 jack, sound normally goes through this, otherwise the Realtech High Defnition Audio is the native speakers.

I can see the signal is sent to the device. But no sound comes out. Most of the things I look up is related to a patch in 2015 for Windows 10 that messed up the Z130, but I'm sure that isn't the case for me.

[Talby]

A good first step would be to use another device to test the Z130 and confirm it is working, maybe a phone or tablet or anything else with a 3.5" audio output.

If it does, windows is your problem and it's pretty common for windows updates to mess up audio drivers, remove all the realtek software and completely remove the drivers in the device manager, and once you reboot just reinstall the drivers / software from your laptop manufacturer site. That usually does the trick...