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
    2022-04-23T20:44:19+00:00

    Uninstalled and then reinstalled the audio driver....no change...the headphone jack only recognizes something if plugged in when the laptop is restarted. Once you unplug and plug back in it is no longer recognized until the restart

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  2. Anonymous
    2022-04-23T20:46:45+00:00

    Good Day Ruskle

    I appreciate your time getting back to this thread, If the issue persists, perform Repair Upgrade, it will repair and replace any corrupted system files.

    Step 1: Download Media Creation Tool from Microsoft.

    https://www.microsoft.com/en-us/software-downlo...

    Click “Download Tool Now”

    Step 2: Run MediaCreationTool.exe.

    Step 3: Choose "Upgrade this PC now".

    Step 4: Select "Keep personal files and apps".

    Step 5: Let it install

    Restart once done and check.

    Have a wonderful day ahead and stay safe.

    Sincerely,

    Carlo T.

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  3. Anonymous
    2022-04-23T21:52:05+00:00

    It would not allow me to "Keep personal files and apps" It was going to delete everything.....it would not let me select any other option so I canceled and kept everything where it is

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  4. Anonymous
    2022-04-24T01:37:36+00:00

    Good Day Ruskle,

    If thats the case you may consider to perform clean installation, save all your important files in a external drive to prevent data loss and proceed with clean installation.

    https://www.yourwindowsguide.com/2021/09/clean-...

    Have a wonderful day ahead and stay safe.

    Sincerely,

    Carlo T.

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  5. Anonymous
    2022-07-21T15:16:53+00:00

    Has there been any progress on this issue? I'm getting it now too.

    The system literally can't tell when something, anything, is connected through the 3.5 mm audio jack.

    It only seems to check the state of the jack on boot. If you disconnect it after boot, it won't re-connect. It's acting like it's not hot-swapable/ plug-and-play.

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