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
    2023-06-06T17:02:08+00:00

    this is what i see

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  2. Anonymous
    2023-06-06T17:08:53+00:00

    i am a school student and cannot download things on my laptop

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  3. Anonymous
    2023-06-17T16:44:30+00:00

    I had the same issue as everyone else here: plugged-in headphones would only work if there were plugged-in when the computer booted. If plugged they would not be detected again until after a restart.

    What worked for me:

    1. Go to "Settings"
    2. Go to "Apps"
    3. Go to "Startup"
    4. Turn ON Waves MaxxAudio Service Application
    5. Restart your computer and plug/unplug/re-plug your headphones: everything should work now.

    I don't have the MaxxAudio Service - and after reading its reviews and seeing how often people complain about it slowing everything down, not sure I want to install it. I'll be curious to know if others have good results with this?

    It works for me yee!!!!

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  4. Anonymous
    2023-06-17T16:54:06+00:00

    Hi Ruskle Manav here,
    I had the same issue and I researched about it and it is not a windows issue it's a dell issue
    What worked for me:

    1. Go to "Settings"
    2. Go to "Apps"
    3. Go to "Startup"
    4. Turn ON Waves MaxxAudio Service Application
    5. Restart your computer and plug/unplug/re-plug your headphones: everything should work now.
      I am sure this will work 99.99%

    If this does not work - 

    1. Download "dell update" or "dell supportOS" (it's for dell, if you have HP laptop or any other company laptop download   their app only"

 2. Scan for drivers

 3. Install any drivers related to sound and reboot the laptop

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  5. Anonymous
    2023-06-17T23:07:23+00:00

    This changes nothing as I've always had Waves MaxxAudio runniing at startup.

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