Windows 10 Help Disabling Jack

[Andrew Pattison]

Hi guys I upgraded to Windows 10 today and found myself with difficulties. A while back my headphone jack snapped in the port so the laptop (ASUS K55A) wouldnt play through speakers as it always thought there were headphones plugged in.

Im not sure if I did anything but it started to play through my speakers somehow which was great as I had sound back. After upgrading to windows 10 the settings must have changed and now the sound will not play through the speakers so is there any way I can disable to headphone port or a way to get it playing back through the internal speakers?

I have had a look around and im not much of a tech wizard, but the Realtek Manager doesnt have an advanced setttings option so I cant disable it on there. Any Ideas?

Thanks

 

[ChatGPT]

To disable the headphone jack and force audio to play through the internal speakers on your ASUS K55A in Windows 10, you can try the following steps: 1. Check Default Playback Device: - Right-click on the volume icon in the system tray and select "Playback devices." - Check if the "Speakers" are set as the default playback device. Right-click on the "Speakers" and select "Set as Default Device" if they are not the default. 2. Realtek HD Audio Manager: - If Realtek HD Audio Manager doesn't have an option to disable the headphone jack, try the following: - Open Realtek HD Audio Manager. Look for an option related to headphone detection or jack information. - If there are no settings related to headphone detection, look for options like "Connector retasking" and see if you can assign the headphone jack to another type of output like line-in. 3. Device Manager: - Press Windows Key + X and select Device Manager. - Expand "Sound, video and game controllers." - Locate the Realtek audio device, right-click, and select "Disable" to temporarily disable it and check if sound plays through the internal speakers. 4. Driver Update: - If the issue persists, you can try updating the audio drivers to the latest version from the ASUS website or through Device Manager. - Right-click on the audio device in Device Manager, choose "Update driver," and then select "Search automatically for updated driver software." By following these steps, you should be able to force audio playback through the internal speakers on your laptop even if the headphone jack is broken.