Windows 10: Windows 10 No Longer Detects Headphones after a Sound Update?

Hello, guys! I finally decided to contribute to this sub-reddit with the above mentioned question since I basically tested much of what's published elsewhere and really nothing worked.

Windows does not detect my headphones no matter what I do. A short list as follows:

- Updated drivers - no effect

- Updated drivers based on the list that Windows shows after scanning - no effect

- Rolled back to older version - no effect

- Set my headphones as default device in the Playback tab - no effect

- Disabled enhancements in the advanced settings - no effect

- Changed the settings to 24 bits, 190200 hz - no effect

- Selected the output device in the sound tab as Headphones - no effect

I don't know what else I am supposed to do. Everything worked fine, however prior to these fruitless try outs, I had the stupidity to troubleshoot the sound and from that point on it went downhill.

Please, I need your help to fix this as it appears that Windows does not detect my headphones at all now. As if the jack itself is no longer active since whenever I plug them in, no recognition is registered whatsoever.

I don't know if this has to do anything with input jack separation and if it does, how do I do that?

PS: I don't have Realtek sound manager. If I install their drivers, I lose completely my sound. The big irony is that in my case ASUS recommend Realtek for my motherboard (ASUS PRIME H270-PRO)... All advice is very welcome and appreciated!

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Internal speakers and headphones no longer working after Windows 10 update

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no longer appear either. There is no default device there that I can modify; it only shows Bluetooth options.

 

Headphones not detected and sound continues to play through speakers

After doing a complete reset and re installation of windows on my laptop the laptop no longer detects headphones.

With headphones plugged into the headphone jack the sound still plays through the speakers. When I look in playback devices while the headphones are connected there are no headphones detected at all.

I have tried updating drivers but it didn't make a difference.

 

July 16, 2017 windows 10 update came with no sound and a message: "No speakers or headphones are plugged in"

What sound devices are listed in device manager, right click start, select device manager, show hidden devices, audio inputs and outputs, sound video and game controllers, post what is listed.

What audio device(s) where in the system before the message ?

Not plugged in could be that something that was plugged in is no longer

detected.