External speakers not playing when the laptop lid is open

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When I open my laptop lid the sound comes out of the laptop speakers. When I close the lid the sound comes out of my external speakers. From the settings I can see when the laptop lid is open the only audio output is the laptop speakers but when the lid is closed then my external speakers appear. This only started happening recently. I have not changed settings or anything. How do I fix this?

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