I have an older ASUS laptop where the headphone jack thinks there's something plugged into it all the time, so that the speakers won't work. Under Windows 8, I was able to use a registry edit to ...

Use the following suggestions if your Windows PC headphone jack is causing static noise. Preliminary fixes Try the rear or another audio jack Update or roll back the audio driver Electrical ...

This method has turned out to be the most effective of all. Especially for the MSI Laptops. It is really simple. Ensure that all unsaved work on your computer is saved before proceeding with this ...

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