# fxsound doesn't recognize my headphones

**URL:** <https://forum.fxsound.com/t/fxsound-doesnt-recognize-my-headphones/6255>\
**Category:** Get Help\
**Created:** [January 28, 2026, 7:12pm UTC](https://forum.fxsound.com/t/fxsound-doesnt-recognize-my-headphones/6255 "2026-01-28T19:12:41Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 3\
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**Author:** ![Joao](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/7feea3/32.png) [@Joao](https://forum.fxsound.com/u/Joao)\
**Post date:** [January 28, 2026, 7:12pm UTC](https://forum.fxsound.com/t/fxsound-doesnt-recognize-my-headphones/6255/1 "2026-01-28T19:12:41Z")

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Good morning, previously fxsound was recognizing my Bluetooth headphones. However, at a random moment it simply stopped recognizing my headphones and they don’t even appear in the fxsound list. Of course, I can use them normally without fxsound, but there are apps that also don’t recognize the headphones, they only recognize fxsound. Nothing shows up in the sound mixer regarding my headphones, and I don’t know if the problem is with the Bluetooth, the PC, or fxsound. Can anyone help?

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**Author:** ![bvijay](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex030/user_avatar/forum.fxsound.com/bvijay/32/84_2.png) [@bvijay](https://forum.fxsound.com/u/bvijay)\
**Post date:** [April 18, 2026, 8:02am UTC](https://forum.fxsound.com/t/fxsound-doesnt-recognize-my-headphones/6255/2 "2026-04-18T08:02:42Z")

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Did you try disconnecting and reconnecting the Bluetooth headphones?

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**Author:** ![BoostMusic](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex030/user_avatar/forum.fxsound.com/boostmusic/32/2947_2.png) [@BoostMusic](https://forum.fxsound.com/u/BoostMusic)\
**Post date:** [April 19, 2026, 6:47am UTC](https://forum.fxsound.com/t/fxsound-doesnt-recognize-my-headphones/6255/3 "2026-04-19T06:47:59Z")

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![image(4)](https://canada1.discourse-cdn.com/flex030/uploads/fxsound/original/2X/d/d7e4a68112aaecb0bc82eda75ad8782324b1f0f5.jpeg)

**How to:**

1. Right-click on the **volume icon** and select **“Open volume mixer”**.
2. Scroll down to the **Apps** section and click the **dropdown arrow** next to each active app.
3. Set the **Output device** for each app to **“Default”**.

Give it a try and see if it works. Feel free to reach out if you have any more questions 😄 .