I just got new headphones, and when I plugged them in to my XPS 15, the audio would still only play through the speakers. I assumed that this was because I hadn't updated my computer in a while so I restarted it while the headphones were plugged in and sure enough, they started working. Also after the update, it said that WavesMaxxAudio was removed but I had disabled that for a while.
The problem appeared again when I unplugged my headphones and when I plugged them back in, sound would only come out through the speakers. I tried restarting my computer again but to no avail. It randomly started working again when I was running Dell's 10 minute diagnostic test to figure out what was wrong. Like an idiot however, I accidentally unplugged them and now I'm back to having my headphones plugged in with audio coming through the speakers.
Then I tried updating my BIOS because why not and the headphones started to work again. I took them out since I needed to use them on my phone and again the refuse to work.
Also it's worth noting that whenever my headphones do work, they are not recognized as a separate device, meaning that I can't mark them as a default device.
Is there anyway to fix this? I would really appreciate specific steps. I was thinking about uninstalling the audio drivers but I don't want to end up messing up my audio entirely