front panel - Realtek switch headphone and microphone

[Sassyroo]

Hi,

I currently have windows 10.

I have been having issue with my front panel last few days. I use the headphones on my desktop and now it is not working. I have tried several times to fix the wire but I believe it is broken.

I was wondering since the microphone plug next to it works if there was a way to switch the 2 ports?

Thankb you

 

[basroil]

Install the latest drivers. Most codecs allow you to swap line in and headphone jacks at the cost of some audio quality. You can also just buy an extender for ~$5 and plug it into the green audio jack in the back of your computer (the better option).

 

[Sassyroo]

Install the latest drivers. Most codecs allow you to swap line in and headphone jacks at the cost of some audio quality. You can also just buy an extender for ~$5 and plug it into the green audio jack in the back of your computer (the better option).

I have updated to the latest driver prior to posting the question and that advance option is not available in my version sadly.

I could buy the extender which is not a bad choice, but I do have as well a speaker so would have ot keep switching back and forth then. Hoping to find a easy full time solution.