Windows 10: Headphones not working when plugged into the rear jack.

Hello there, recently I bought a headset and plugged it in the rear jack. It came with both audio and microphone jack.

When I plugged it in the rear jack it would show that it's playing sound in the sound control panel, but there would be no sound coming from it.

However, when I plug it in the front jack it works perfectly but there's a lot of static coming from it.

I tried plugging it in the rear jack again and it worked but I had to switch the default device over to my speakers?

I also had to switch my microphone for some reason, and the one, when plugged in the rear jack, is really quiet but has less static.

If anyone knows what this could be, please tell me I'll be very thankful.

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Plug broke off in rear speaker jack: front headphone jack disabled now

On my desktop a 3.5mm plug broke off in my rear speaker out jack.
And now when I try to use the front headphone jack it doesn't work.
Did the broken plug in the rear disable the front headphone jack?

Can anyone help with either problem?
thanks!

 

Plug broke off in rear speaker jack: front headphone jack disabled now

Your sound driver may have options to enable/disable jacks based on what's plugged in the front/rear. For instance, my Realtek driver has:





As for removing the broken plug it would depend on how far in it broke and how tight the jack is. I don't have any personal experience but there are a number of suggestions if you Google for "how to remove broken 3.5mm jack."

 

Windows 10 rear jack usage

I just "upgraded" from Windows 8.1 to Windows 10 and now my rear audio jack no longer recognizes my headphones.

When i plug the headphones into the rear jack the list of sound devices shows them as "not plugged in" because it thinks headphones can only be plugged into the front jack. When i plug headphones into the front they work as intended but this is not an option
for me.

Is there any way of changing which jacks are allowed to be compatible with headphones?

Or to add the rear jack as an option under the headphones device that is already there?