Windows 10: Headphone Audio Auto Muted When Not In Use

This only happens with headphones plugged in whenever I pause a video after a minute there will be a pop sound in the left ear; when I hit play the pop sound happens again and there's no sound for 2-3 seconds and then it comes in. I changed the driver from realtek to the basic "High Definition Audio Device" my pc had and it makes it so I only hear the pop when playing the video again after its been paused for a bit and the muted audio is very brief. Its obviously a driver problem since changing it helped. What driver should I use to completely remove the problem?

This is also a brand new computer everything is up to date and I haven't messed with anything other than changing the driver I mentioned above.

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Sound won't come back after muting


Problem:

Plugging headphones (Sound plays) -> Muting -> Unmuting -> Sound doesn't play anymore

Fix (No restart required)

Sound doesn't play -> Mute (with headphones in) -> Unplug headphones ->Unmute (with headphones out) -> Mute (with headphones out) -> Plug headphones -> Unmute (with headphones in).

This is the shortest pattern I could find. Important to follow step by step. It might not work because I have no idea why it works on my end (without starting conspiracy theories about boolean variables being out of sync on the audio driver, which would be the most embarassing thing ever for whoever wrote these drivers).

 

Muting when headphones are unplugged/different volumes?

On my phone and iPod and Chromebook, the volume will be muted/at a different level when I unplug the headphones from the jack. The muting part doesn't appear to be an option or work at all in Windows 10. When I mute the audio, it mutes both the headphone
and speaker levels (I mute audio when my headphones are out, plug them in, still muted). Is there a way to do this in my current situation?

I'm on a Dell Inspiron 1500 with windows 10.

 

Dell Latitude Mic is Auto-Muting

Hello community. I have read older posts in regard to mic's muting themselves with no consistent solution it seems. I've updated drivers, and have tried a number of self-help scenarios.

What I know is this:

My laptop has a function key to mute or unmute the system realtek mic. (Function-F4)

The OS recording device properties tie into the keyboard functionality and also allows me to set gain, level, mute, and unmute.

Regardless if I unmute from the function key or OS setting, the mic will auto-mute itself.

Sometimes auto-mute occurs in seconds, other times it's when I open Skype or MS Teams. I can never exactly tell when it's going to mute.

Yes, I have unchecked "Allow apps to take exclusive control.." option on the Realtek recording device.

The device is called "Microphone Array" in Windows.

I have two devices under sound, video, and game contorllers in device manger:

Intel(R) Display Audio

Realtek Audio

Audio Inputs and Outputs in Device Manager:

Microphone Array (Realtek Audio)

Speakers/Headphones (Realtek Audio)

Ideas?