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Hey everyone, I picked up a new laptop running Windows 10 about two weeks ago, but last week the headphone jack started acting up. The audio works fine through the laptop speakers, but once I plug in my headphones or external speakers, nothing happens—it just keeps playing through the laptop instead of switching over. I’ve done some digging online and tried a few things, like reinstalling the Intel audio drivers and even messing with the registry to disable front panel jack detection, but no luck. Interestingly, while I was reinstalling the Intel drivers, I accidentally left the headphones plugged in, and suddenly the sound actually switched to them! It's a partial fix, though, because as soon as I unplug them and plug them back in, it reverts to the laptop speakers. The only way to get it working again is to reinstall those Intel drivers while the headphones are already connected. Is this a hardware issue or a Windows glitch? It feels like it might have cropped up after a recent Windows update, but I can't say for sure.