Sound issues with jack input

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georges97 Posted messages 14505 Registration date   Status Contributeur Last intervention   -
Hello everyone,

I come to ask for your help, having tried everything without success.
Here’s my problem: I have an Acer Switch 10 that has been experiencing sound issues for a while now. It’s when I plug in headphones or a speaker via the jack that it becomes noticeable. Indeed, a constant buzzing can be heard.
After attempting an update via Windows that resulted in a total absence of sound (both through the jack and the speakers), I reset the PC (for reasons other than this, but I hoped to resolve this issue at the same time). All problems had then disappeared.
However, after a few days, I noticed the return of these buzzings. Their presence and intensity vary with each restart of the PC. I also noticed that during multimedia playback, some "background" sounds (music, various noises, etc.) were much louder than the "important" elements (lyrics, dialogues).
I checked that enhancements were disabled, updates were done, and the jack was clean, but nothing seems to solve this issue. I thought about a fault with the jack, but the temporary improvement after the reset and the random nature with each restart makes me think more of a software issue.

I hope to find some good souls here who can help me O:)
Thank you for reading,

-Goupil-

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Thank you, Georges, for these clarifications.

I finally managed to get rid of those crackling sounds, here's how:
After checking the updates suggested for my device by Intel, I realized that some drivers were not up to date. After making the proposed corrections, the crackling noises disappeared... at least for a few hours. Every time, they ended up coming back, and Intel would suggest the driver I had already installed again. I then noticed that Windows was systematically reinstalling a driver that was clearly outdated. So I disabled automatic driver updates by Windows, reinstalled the one suggested by Intel, and I haven't had any problems since.

I hope this can be helpful to others besides me :)
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georges97 Posted messages 14505 Registration date   Status Contributeur Last intervention   2 894
 
Good evening Goupil,

It is more than certain that this will help others. Clearly, it wasn't an electrical problem. Well done for your perseverance and insight (even if you didn’t have a choice, right?)

Thank you for your feedback and best of luck moving forward.
Sincerely.
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