Windows 10: My earphones only work if I start my computer with them plugged in, if I unplug they don't...

I tested my earphones on other devices and even tried different earphones on my Dell laptop and the issue is the same. So it isn't the earphones being damaged or anything like that. The jack works because they function properly if I startup my laptop with them plugged in. But as soon as i unplug them I have to restart my computer with them plugged in again to get audio. I tried a lot of things... Disabled and enabled the drivers, reinstalled them in multiple ways, I tried troubleshooting the issue and it can't detect any problems and no new updates for any kind of drivers are available. There is only 1 device set as default and it's "Speakers and headphones", all my enhancements are turned off. I just replaced my HDD with an SSD so my computer literally just had it's fresh start. If anyone can please help me sort this out it's rather frustrating.

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Earphones

when I plug my earphones into my laptop to listen to anything I can,t hear anything .I have even used other earphones and the same results nothing .How do I get my earphones working again

1. I have windows 8

 

Does windows 10 recognize when earphones are plugged in?

Hi Mike,

Thank you for posting your query in Microsoft Community. Appreciate your interest in using Windows 10.

I would like to inform that Windows 10 does recognize and display a prompt when earphones are plugged in. I would like to ask if you are able to listen to sound from the earphone when plugged in.

I suggest you to run the Hardware and Devices troubleshooter by following the steps below:

• Type “Troubleshooting” on the search bar and press Enter.
• Click on “Hardware and Devices”.
• A pop-up will appear, click on the “Next” button and your hardware troubleshooting will start.

Hope the information is helpful. Feel free to write to us for any other assistance with Windows, we’ll be glad to assist you.

 

Earphones not working

Recently received my Windows 7 / Samsung Focus phone. All setup and syncing music and even adding NetFlix with no problems. However, when I plug in the earphones...the sound continues to come from the phone speaker. The earphones
do not have any sound output to them. I'm trying to figure out if this is a hardware issue or if there is something that I haven't found yet related to enabling the earphones.

Any Suggestions?