Windows 10: Speakers playing when headphones are plugged in

I downloaded Windows 10 and later drivers. I then extracted them. But now I do not know how to install. I am sorry that I am such a newbie.

 

Go to Device manager, choose Realtek driver, update driver and point it to folder you extracted drivers to. It should install them automatically.

 

Ok I did all of that and restarted. I still have no headphone sound. I plugged in the jack but no sound, only from the speakers.

 

You should have something like the image below Device manger

 

Ok I got the headphones to show up in device manager, but even when connected they show to be unplugged. So no sound.

 

txstoby when your headset was working did it use the Realtek drivers? or have you got a USB headset ? Whichever try going to control panel/sound and see what options you have. If it shows your headset there then select it as the default device. If that works then when you unplug the headset the speakers should take over.

 

In control panel in playback, it only shows the speakers and does not show the headphones. In recording, it shows some grayed out headphones with a red check. I do not have any options.
When I use the troubleshooting tool, it shows no problems with the jack plugged in. What good is a troubling shooting tool if it does not at least show that there is no sound from the headphones.

 

Here's what you need to do;
Plug in your headphones
Right-click the speaker icon in the system tray and go to 'Sounds'
In the playback tab, right-click the default speakers and select show disabled devices and show disconnected devices. Your headphones should now appear here.

My headphones are plugged in.
I have right-clicked the speaker icon in the system tray and went to 'Sounds'
In the playback tab, I right-clicked the default speakers and selected show disabled devices and show disconnected devices. The headphones do not show up.

 

Is my best bet to uninstall any driver associated with the sound system then reinstall a new driver? If so can anyone tell me step by step how to uninstall the current drivers?

 

Can the female jack be bad? Can you repair the jack?

 

Repairing (replacing) the jack, if it is bad, can be a major task. Most circuit boards are multi layered and special desoldering/soldering equipment is needed so the circuit board traces are not destroyed, plus getting an exact replacement jack can be a problem. However, on many laptops the I/O jacks are on a separate "daughter" board and if jacks are bad replacing that small daughter board is the way to go.

I have an "SMT" (Surface Mount Technology) workstation for desoldering and soldering but still would be leery trying to replace a jack such as the headphone jack.

 

I do not know what the problem is with the no sound from my headphones. I do know the first time that I installed a new driver, i lost all sound from my headphones, before the sound was playing in the headphones and through the speakers. I am just trying to get to the bottom of the problem.

 

I wouldn't suspect a bad jack in this case.

 

I hope that someone can help me. I have no sound from my headphones. I bought an expensive bluetooth earbud product and I do not know how to check to see if this computer supports bluetooth. I would prefer to just use my earbuds with headphone jacks.