The product is equipped with a hearing protection feature to protect your ears from pressurised sound while using earphones or headphones.
The feature is set to off by default and can be manually turned on as follows:
The hearing protection feature is supported on earphones/headphones connected to the headphone port only.
Select the Start button [
] > [All apps] > [Realtek Audio Console].
Connect earphones or headphones and select the [Headphones] menu.
Set [Ear Protection] to [On] to activate the hearing protection feature.
A warning message will be displayed if the volume is high while this feature is on.