Finding the Sound Connector

I have been using Windows 10 to access sound, no problem.I just bought a speaker and tested it by connecting it to my smart phone to make sure the speaker works. It does. However, when I run speaker wires to the input on my laptop pc, the pc doesn't recognize the externeal speakers. How can I correct this?

The external speaker should be connected to your laptop's output, not input.

(Input is 'sound in', i.e. a microphone.)

Hope this helps...

RickC said:

The external speaker should be connected to your laptop's output, not input.

(Input is 'sound in', i.e. a microphone.)

Hope this helps...

After that you can also check the speaker configuration as shown in this tutorial (especially OPTION 3):
Change Default Audio Playback Device in Windows 10 | Windows 10 Tutorials