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
    2024-07-26T16:01:27+00:00

    All, check your startup apps. I was going through cleaning up some auto start apps and realized that I disabled the WavesSvc64. Once I re-enabled it for startup this issue stopped.

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  2. Anonymous
    2024-07-29T17:55:33+00:00

    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.

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  3. Anonymous
    2024-08-03T05:07:27+00:00

    System Model - Inspiron 3501

    OS Manufacturer - Microsoft Corporation

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  4. Anonymous
    2024-08-08T17:52:22+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.

    This is the only solution that actually worked! Thank you!

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  5. Anonymous
    2024-08-14T08:27:15+00:00

    I had this problem when upgrading to Windows 11.

    It turned out to be caused by iTunes.

    My solution was to go to iTunes "edit" "preferences" "playback" and change "play audio using" from Windows Audio session to Direct sound.

    Hope this helps someone. It took me a couple of days to find this fix.

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