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Bose QuietComfort Ultra Headphones 2nd Gen: select the USB audio route when the headset still announces Bluetooth

Bose QuietComfort Ultra Headphones 2nd Gen — select the USB audio route when the headset still announces Bluetooth. Use the stated exact hardware and connection scope.

Manufacturer-documented Reviewed 2026-11-09 · Revision 1

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When this guide applies

Exact Bose QuietComfort Ultra Headphones 2nd Gen. Exact QuietComfort Ultra Headphones2nd Gen is powered on and currently announces Bluetooth. Its supplied USB-C data cable is already connected directly to a compatible computer, which has positively identified and selected the Bose USB audio output. There is no AUX cable, active call or update, and you intend to leave Bluetooth playback.

Connection scope: USB audio. Symptom: There is no playback sound.

This is a documented check, not a diagnosis of your equipment. The model name does not confirm the selected input, mode, software or connected partner.

If your exact model or a required setting is unknown, use the “I don’t know” branch below. Do not apply a similarly named model’s instructions.

Checks and possible outcomes

Start at scope. Follow the link that matches what you actually observe. Alternative branches are not a single sequence of actions.

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Confirm the model and connection

Exact QuietComfort Ultra Headphones2nd Gen is powered on and currently announces Bluetooth. Its supplied USB-C data cable is already connected directly to a compatible computer, which has positively identified and selected the Bose USB audio output. There is no AUX cable, active call or update, and you intend to leave Bluetooth playback.

Look for: Confirm this exact setup and observation before continuing.

  • Manufacturer-documented Bose QuietComfort Ultra Headphones 2nd Gen — official bose ultra2 wired power 25 ↗Exact 2nd Gen Owner’s Guide pp 14–16,33–34 and38 — Normal power-on is a press/release, unlike held pairing controls. AUX disables Bluetooth and earcup microphones and needs power. USB audio is supported: with USB connected, a press/release switches between Bluetooth and USB Audio voice indications.Exact Bose QuietComfort Ultra Headphones 2nd Gen. · Source checked 2026-11-09

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Pause the Bluetooth programme

Pause media on the currently active Bluetooth source before changing the headset input.

Look for: Observe the named indication or available control; stop if absent.

  • Manufacturer-documented Bose QuietComfort Ultra Headphones 2nd Gen — official bose ultra2 wired power 25 ↗Exact 2nd Gen Owner’s Guide pp 14–16,33–34 and38 — Normal power-on is a press/release, unlike held pairing controls. AUX disables Bluetooth and earcup microphones and needs power. USB audio is supported: with USB connected, a press/release switches between Bluetooth and USB Audio voice indications.Exact Bose QuietComfort Ultra Headphones 2nd Gen. · Source checked 2026-11-09

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Select USB audio with the short control

With the USB data connection already in place and the headset on, press and release Bluetooth/Power once. Expect the specific USB Audio voice indication; do not keep toggling if it differs.

Look for: Observe the named indication or available control; stop if absent.

  • Manufacturer-documented Bose QuietComfort Ultra Headphones 2nd Gen — official bose ultra2 wired power 25 ↗Exact 2nd Gen Owner’s Guide pp 14–16,33–34 and38 — Normal power-on is a press/release, unlike held pairing controls. AUX disables Bluetooth and earcup microphones and needs power. USB audio is supported: with USB connected, a press/release switches between Bluetooth and USB Audio voice indications.Exact Bose QuietComfort Ultra Headphones 2nd Gen. · Source checked 2026-11-09

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Play the computer’s selected output quietly

Start familiar material on the computer’s already selected Bose USB audio output at a comfortable low level.

Look for: Observe the named indication or available control; stop if absent.

  • Manufacturer-documented Bose QuietComfort Ultra Headphones 2nd Gen — official bose ultra2 wired power 25 ↗Exact 2nd Gen Owner’s Guide pp 14–16,33–34 and38 — Normal power-on is a press/release, unlike held pairing controls. AUX disables Bluetooth and earcup microphones and needs power. USB audio is supported: with USB connected, a press/release switches between Bluetooth and USB Audio voice indications.Exact Bose QuietComfort Ultra Headphones 2nd Gen. · Source checked 2026-11-09

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Check the result

After the USB Audio indication, is the computer’s quiet programme audible?

Look for: Confirm this exact setup and observation before continuing.

  • Manufacturer-documented Bose QuietComfort Ultra Headphones 2nd Gen — official bose ultra2 wired power 25 ↗Exact 2nd Gen Owner’s Guide pp 14–16,33–34 and38 — Normal power-on is a press/release, unlike held pairing controls. AUX disables Bluetooth and earcup microphones and needs power. USB audio is supported: with USB connected, a press/release switches between Bluetooth and USB Audio voice indications.Exact Bose QuietComfort Ultra Headphones 2nd Gen. · Source checked 2026-11-09

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