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Originally Posted by Roy Dennis

To stop the Sound going through the HDMI lead right click on the speaker icon on the task bar & select Playback Devices. This should open with the Playback tab selected. To make sure it is displaying all devices right click in the blank area of the list and tick the boxes to show Disabled & Disconnected items. The speakers should be showing as default if not right click on item and select Default, now right click on the HDMI item, select properties, in the drop down box at the bottom select "Don't use this device and press OK. This should stop the sound switching to the HDMI cable but still allow you to use the HDMI video.
Probably best to set this with the HDMI lead connected.

Thanks Roy, I hadn't tried that yet with new laptop. Now I will have to try it.