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Furthermore, installing the wrong Headphone drivers can make these problems even worse. Recommendation: If you are inexperienced with updating Headphone device drivers manually, we highly recommend downloading the Headphone Driver Utility. This tool will download and update the correct Headphone driver versions automatically, protecting you. This was an issue within the beta version of Windows 10 that I encountered as well. The best thing I could recommend is either wait until Microsoft fixes it or downgrade back to Windows 8.1 temporarily if the headphones are absolutely necessary. You may also wish to see if your audio drivers are compatible with Windows 10, they might not be.

I just upgraded to windows 10 from windows 8.1 and now my headphones are not working. I have an alienware m14x with three jacks (mic / headset / headphones) and have tried all of them. The built in speakers continue to play sounds, hence I'm sure the jacks are not recognized.

Thank you in advanced for your help

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Hey so after a couple hours of experimenting I have gotten my headphones to work. What worked for me was uninstalling the control software for my laptop's jack hardware (in my case the Recon3D Control Center). Many sources I found recommended reinstalling the software or drivers but my headphones are working now without reinstalling anything. Hope this helps, and good luck!

Update:

So after screwing with my sound settings to fix my bluetooth speaker's bass, my headphones are once again not working. I don't think I directly changed any settings for them. Any help is appreciated. I have a Recon3Di inside my alienware m14x. Thanks a bunch!

Another Update:
Ok so it seems I was able to fix it again. The mic in ports still don't work but I'm gonna take what I can get, at least until some customer support is available. This time I reinstalled the driver for my Recon3Di which is apparently completely different from the Recon3D (The 3Di is nowhere to be found on Creative Technology Ltd.'s website. Instead I found it on a Dell drivers page.) I didn't find any drivers for windows 10 so I just tried the one for windows 8.1. Directly after the install my pc was acting up and unable to find ANY audio related hardware. Upon a reboot all sound function is restored; sound plays from speakers when aux-out jack is empty, plays from headphone when they're plugged in. (my mic jacks are still not working but i'm satisfied for now.)

Hope this helps!

I faced same problem when upgraded to Windows 10 and Updating the sound driver worked like a charm for me.

After Updating Restart the PC and ENJOY!

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This was an issue within the beta version of Windows 10 that I encountered as well. The best thing I could recommend is either wait until Microsoft fixes it or downgrade back to Windows 8.1 temporarily if the headphones are absolutely necessary.

You may also wish to see if your audio drivers are compatible with Windows 10, they might not be just yet.

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This page contains information about installing the latest Headphone driver downloads using the Headphone Driver Update Tool.

Headphone drivers are tiny programs that enable your Headphone hardware to communicate with your operating system software. Maintaining updated Headphone software prevents crashes and maximizes hardware and system performance. Using outdated or corrupt Headphone drivers can cause system errors, crashes, and cause your computer or hardware to fail. Furthermore, installing the wrong Headphone drivers can make these problems even worse.

Recommendation: If you are inexperienced with updating Headphone device drivers manually, we highly recommend downloading the Headphone Driver Utility. This tool will download and update the correct Headphone driver versions automatically, protecting you against installing the wrong Headphone drivers.

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