Windows 10: My speaker dissapeard in my device manager and realtek for headphones the only way i can...

I need help to get my speaker back and realtek and if you ask what computer im using is Asustek computer Inc. Vivabook _asuslaptop X512JA_F512JA

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Headphones Being Recognized as Speakers on Realtek HD Audio Manager

The current issue I'm dealing with is that my new headphones are not being recognized as headphones but speakers on the Realtek HD Audio Manager.

I do have a set of speakers connected to the back panel, and my headphones are connected to the front panel. Am I able to separate the two as individual devices?

 

W10 seeing speakers and headphones as same device

here's what I have on a relative's very old Dell Inspiron 580 desktop computer using Realtek Audio drivers (traditional/legacy HDA version) with the Realtek HD Audio Manager control panel app:





see - Speakers / Headphones is shown as the same audio output device

 

Headphones device missing from "Playback Devices" and Device Manager after Realtek driver install

I have an an odd situation. All my audio devices show up correctly in my device list when I'm using the Windows default High Definition Audio device Drivers. However once I install the Realtek drivers, my headphone device disappears. It's not hidden, lurking
or otherwise - just gone. I have tried all the troubleshooting steps from various posts including this one here

Headphones missing on playback devices,, but no joy. Additionally (and not surprisingly) the headphones and speaker are no longer separate. Plugging in the headphones stops the sound playback on the speaker. The reason for needing the Realtek drivers is
to support the ASUS Sonic Studio 3 application.

As soon as I uninstall the Realtek drivers, all is back to normal.

Any ideas? Am i missing something?

Using Win 10 on an ASUS ROG STRIX B450-I GAMING MB