No audio to EXTERNAL Speaker

To clarify:

You have a new laptop with built-in speakers

You have a set of external speakers which are plugged into the laptop

The audio won't play through the external speakers and is only being played through the laptop speakers

Correct?

This is the response "No option for Audio to be played on the speakers with the chat headset connected whilst leaving the chat microphone in use. No way to route the output audio to an external speaker system."

And that it may be included in the future.

Hi, check out this link please.

support.xbox.com/.../configure-audio-settings

In particular the following section.

Configure the console audio settings

If you’ve already connected your Xbox One to a home theater or sound system, it’s time to configure the audio settings on your Xbox One. Here’s how:

1.Scroll left from Home to open the guide.

2.Select Settings.

3.Select All Settings.

4.Select Display & Sound.

5.Select Audio output.

6.Under DIGITAL AUDIO, select either HDMI audio or Optical audio, based on the type of cable you use to connect your console to the audio receiver or TV.

7.Choose the option that applies to your system.

I tent to turn HDMI audio off when using the optical audio cable.

As a side note if you're connecting the optical audio cable to your Tv optical audio connector hoping to get audio from the Xbox it won't work as the optical audio connectors on TV's are output only not input.

Have you tried the steps on this page already ?
support.xbox.com/.../connect-console-to-home-theater

You may find that you might have to manually select the audio output on your TV. ie, change the setting from TV speaker to external speaker, therefore changing the audio output to the red & white audio output sockets on the back or side of the TV.