Windows 10: Headphone requires a restart to work Windows 10

When I connect my headphones wired to my laptop it doesnt work until I restart the laptop.Would appreciate it If anyone can help me out with this.

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Headphones not working.

Hi Haylee,

Thank you for posting in Microsoft Community and being a part of Windows 10.

I understand your concern about accessing the headphones on your device. We will help you with this issue.

Do let us know the following to assist you better with this issue:

• What is the make and model of your device?
• What are the troubleshooting steps you have tried to resolve the issue?
• How have you connected the headphones to your device?
• Were you able to see if the headphones detected on your computer?

As a work around, try the below and update us the status of this issue:

• I suggest you to connect the headphones to different device and check if the headphone is working fine. This will help us to detect if the issue is with headphone.
• If headphones are working fine on other devices, try to connect the headphones to different ports on the PC in the question and check if it is working fine. This will help us to know if the issue is with ports.

I recommend you to install all the pending updates on your device and check if it helps.

Steps:

• Connect to the internet.
• Press Windows key and type updates.
• Click on Check for updates.
• Under Windows Updates, click on Check for updates.
• Try to install the updates being shown.

Hope it helps. Try the above and update us the status of this issue with the required information, we will be happy to help you further.

 

Unlocked Realtek HD Audio Drivers Windows 7 & 8 (With Dolby Digital Live and DTS Interactive)

DTS supported natively by Windows 8/8.1 and it should work on windows 10 too just DDL require to unlock your driver .

 

Upgraded to Windows 10 and now headphones won't work

Hello,

We realize the inconvenience you are experiencing with headphones not working in Windows 10. We will certainly help you.

It would be grateful if you can reply to this question in order to assist you further:

• Have you try using different headphones and check if its working?
• Also have you connected the headphone to some other device and check if the headphone is working fine?
• Have you installed all pending Windows updates?

Meanwhile let's try the steps below and check if it helps:

Method 1: I suggest you to run the Hardware and Devices troubleshooter by following the steps below and check if the issue is resolved.

• Type Troubleshooting in the search box next to
  Start button and select the top most search result.
• Click on View all from left side panel of the screen.
• Select Hardware and Devices, click on
  Advanced option and check Apply repairs automatically
  option.
• Follow the on screen instructions.

Method 2: Uninstall and reinstall the audio drivers by following the steps below and check if the issue is resolved.

• Press Windows key + X, and click on Device Manager.
• Expand Sound, video and game controller option.
• Right click on the sound card driver and select Uninstall option.
• Restart the computer to reinstall the driver automatically and check if the changes are effective.

Further follow the suggestion given in the below link and check if it helps:

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Let us know the results. We will be happy to assist you further.

Thank you.