Headphone Jack not Recognized in Windows 11

I MIGHT HAVE FOUND A SOLUTION EVEYRONE!!

I've been having this issue for months, literally NOTHING I did would fix it. I think its a windows 11 update that doesn't detect the 3.5 mm port when there's headphones plugged in. What I did was go to the Sound settings on the control panel, double click on it and then in the General tab click on the Realtek Audio properties button. Click on 'Change Settings', go to Driver, and click on 'Roll Back Driver'. I'm assuming this roles the driver back to the previous one in Windows 10 or the last Windows update before the faulty one we have now. I'm not sure what restarting the computer will look like, if it'll restore it back to the newer one or not, but it seems to be working and I have sound coming out of my headphones!

I hope this helps

This worked great for me thanks!

For anyone struggling to find it, you simply go to settings, Apps>Startup, and search for "Waves MaxxAudio Service Application"

Once you find it you simply click the button from OFF to ON. When I loaded my pc and my earphones were unplugged, I plugged them in and a little dialog box came up asking me what type of device I plugged in, and it worked.

If you don't have the app, I'm pretty sure you can install it like any other app online, but unsure exactly where.

God forbid I plug a device in and it just works. Why is there extra steps for EVERYTHING with windows 11? This OS sucks balls.

Basically 99% of this thread is about Dell computers (not restricted to inspiron laptops only, it also affects other dell computers), which is explained by this Dell FAQ:

https://www.dell.com/support/kbdoc/en-ca/000137121/inspiron-notebooks-using-realtek-audio-driver-do-not-recognize-headset-microphone

I noticed a few days ago that I was suddenly having this problem. In my case, I think Teams somehow took exclusive control of my audio. These instructions were just what I needed. Thank you, Carlo TJ!