Touch bar volume controls don't work

Solution 1:

Seems to be a bug that shows if you plug an external display, etc.

Open Terminal.app and type:

killall ControlStrip

Solution 2:

The problem is the MAC thinks the external monitors have a speaker when they don't.

Goto System Preferences -> Sound -> Check "Show Volume in the menu bar".

Then from the Volume Bar in the menu bar change the "Output" back to "MacBook Pro Speakers"