Headphone Jack not Recognized in Windows 11

Anonymous
2022-04-22T04:50:13+00:00

My Headphone Jack no longer works after upgrading to Windows 11. It works if I have it plugged in and reboot, but as soon as I unplug it stops until a reboot....it does not automatically detect it

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  1. Anonymous
    2024-01-21T17:41:10+00:00

    Headphones worked and were detected on front panel jack before Windows 11. They still are not detected anywhere now, but they work using front jack when enabling the moththerboard/realtek speaker option in sound settings. I use my sound card speakers normally (Soundblaster Z SE) but, I need to change to headphones in Soundblaster Command center. Hope this helps.

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  2. Anonymous
    2024-01-20T16:27:16+00:00

    If the headphone works using a different device proceed with the steps below.

    Here's the steps you can try.

    -Go to Settings
    -Click System
    -Click Troubleshooter then Additional troubleshooter.
    -Look for Playing Audio and run the troubleshooter.

    -Go to Device Manager
    -Expand the Sound and Video Game Controllers
    -Look for Audio driver that was installed
    -Right click and Update
    -Look for "Browse my computer for driver
    -Let me pick drivers available drivers
    -Choose an old driver and use it.

    Connect the headphone and proceed with these steps.

    -Go to Control Panel
    -In Control Panel, select Large icons from the View by drop down menu.
    -Select Sound.
    -Select the Playback tab
    -Right click the headphone and click Enable.
    -Right-click it again and select Set as Default Device.
    -Right click headphone and click Properties.
    -Click the Levels tab, then drag the volume slider towards the largest value.
    -Click on Advance Tab
    -Uncheck the box to "Allow Application to take exclusive controls on this device"
    -Click OK.

    Restart your computer and test the headphone audio.

    I have done all these but there is not result. solve it and send me the solution for this problem.

    System Model : Vostro 5620

    System manufacturer : Dell Inc.

    thank you.

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  3. Anonymous
    2024-01-17T09:48:09+00:00

    I am using Inspiron Dell 3501, running on Windows 11. Facing the headphone connectivity issue even after reinstalling the OS. Earphone is working fine on other devices.

    System Name DESKTOP-UTU1HKF

    System Manufacturer Dell Inc.

    System Model Inspiron 3501 BIOS Version/Date Dell Inc. 1.27.1, 03-10-2023

    System Type x64-based PC

    Processor 11th Gen Intel(R) Core(TM) i5-1135G7 @ 2.40GHz, 2419 Mhz, 4 Core(s), 8 Logical Processor(s)

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  4. Anonymous
    2024-01-12T13:17:31+00:00

    System Manufacturer Dell Inc.

    System Model Latitude 7440

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  5. Anonymous
    2024-01-12T04:28:10+00:00

    Same problem but with Acer Aspire 5

    Model: A514-56-51NZ

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