Windows 10: Headphones and Audio Output devices not being recognized.

My specs in case that's important:MSI MAG Z690 Tomahawk Wi-Fi DDR412th Gen Intel i7-12700KRTX 3060 TICrucial P3 Plus 1TB NVMeG.SKILL Ripjaws V Series 2x16GBI plug in my headphones into my RS-Out cable and Windows can not and will not detect it.So my computer had to update Windows and ever since that I had had issues, first I was stuck on BIOS screen but I reseated my ram and that seemed to be do the trick, but ever since I did that I've had no audio, I've looked up countless articles, forums, and videos and people have a similar issue as me but not the same, I've tried to troubleshoot it and a

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Bluetooth headphones not recognized as audio output device

Hi,

I have a problem with pairing my Bluetooth headphones with my computer, while they work perfectly on my phone.

My computer detects the headphones, but as if they were any Bluetooth device (like a phone), not an audio device.

So I can't select them as the main audio output, and essentially can't use them on my computer.

In the Bluetooth settings, the headphones come up like a general paired device instead of an audio device.

They are showing up as a general device instead of an audio device in the control panel too.

I have tried updating the drivers and Windows. Everything is updated but my computer is still not recognizing the headphone as an audio device. I have been using these headphones with my computer successfully for over a year. The problem just started this week.

Thank you!

 

no audio output device installed

I've tried every step that was suggested, still getting no audio output device installed.

 

HFP devices no longer show as audio input or audio output devices (Win11)

All of my HFP Bluetooth devices are no longer available as audio input or output devices. A2DP devices still show as audio output devices.

I've tried:

• unpairing and repairing BT devices (Sony MDR-ZX770BN and a custom ESP32-based device)
  
• removing all BT devices (including hidden devices) from Device Manager, including the RFCOMM and SDP services and Intel wireless driver, etc. and reinstalling
  
• removing the Audio devices (Realtek) and reinstalling
  
• sfc /scannow (no problems found)
  
• checked registry Computer\HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SYSTEM\ControlSet001\Control\Bluetooth\Audio\Hfp\AudioGateay and ..\HandsFree and both show registry value Enabled=1 (not that I've seen any diagnostic ever suggest checking these keys)
  
• pairing my headphones to a Win10 laptop, which works fine, and audio input/output devices allow me to select HFP (also A2DP)
  checking the headphones under "Control Panel\Hardware and Sound\Devices and Printers", I can confirm under "Bluetooth Services" the headphones show Audio Sink, and Hands-free Telephony, so SDP has discovered the HFP profile correctly
  
• my ESP32 device also has SPP (serial port) which works fine, and the headphones can use A2DP just fine, so Windows can use the other BT profiles on these devices
  
• running troubleshooter for Audio Input and Audio Output devices - the troubleshooter finds nothing, and doesn't even list the HFP device as an audio device
  

HFP was working OK before Christmas. At some point since then all HFP devices no longer show as audio input/recording sources or output sources.

My laptop is a Lenovo Thinkpad L15 gen 3, roughly 1 year old. Windows and drivers are all up-to-date.