ok so front audio on my mid-tower case died after a driver update. rear audio is totally fine.

USB Audio Device Properties
Device status:
This device cannot start. (Code 10)
{Operation Failed}
The requested operation was unsuccessful.
I tried two different headphones, both work in the rear port and on my phone... the vendor audio app used to show a little popup when I plugged into the front, and that popup never appears now... is there a setting teh update could have changed, or do I need to open teh case? thx in advance!!