This browser is no longer supported.
Upgrade to Microsoft Edge to take advantage of the latest features, security updates, and technical support.
![](data:image/svg+xml, %3Csvg xmlns='http://www.w3.org/2000/svg' height='64' class='font-weight-bold' style='font: 600 30.11764705882353px "SegoeUI", Arial' width='64'%3E%3Ccircle fill='hsl(128, 8%, 22%)' cx='32' cy='32' r='32' /%3E%3Ctext x='50%25' y='55%25' dominant-baseline='middle' text-anchor='middle' fill='%23FFF' %3EA%3C/text%3E%3C/svg%3E)
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
Locked Question. This question was migrated from the Microsoft Support Community. You can vote on whether it's helpful, but you can't add comments or replies or follow the question.
Same problem with a Dell XPS 13 and Windows 11.
The only fix is, guess what... reboot the PC, with the headphones plugged during the startup.
If I forget plugging them before restart, they are not detected afterward by Windows and won't appear in the device manager.
I had the same issue with my Dell XPS 15 (Upgraded to Windows 11 and my headphones stopped working). I Googled "Dell support", downloaded Dell's SupportAssist. SupportAssist scanned my laptop and found 9 software updates, RealTek Audio was classified as an "Urgent" update. I let it install all of the updates, rebooted, and my headphone-jack works normally again.
Uninstalling/installing via Device Manager didn't work at all. Windows just re-installed the same bad drivers.
This is also a problem for me and has been an issue since an update mid to late 2022.
This is a firmware issue in detecting an output 3.5 audio jack being plugged into the devices while running, only working if the jack was plugged in during a boot/restart.
I am beginning to lose faith in support here as this is getting no attention by Microsoft, if they are they are being super quiet about it. This issue is affecting multiple devices across multiple brands. I have a laptop that requires movement between multiple spaces and audio output is required. I hate having to restart my laptop 3-5 times a day just to get it working correctly.
Getting fed up with this...
my pc dosen,t support headphone jack
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:
