Viktor

is people even worth bothering with or should i just leave it

lol same thing happened to me make a backup before u touch teh firmware, learned that the hard way

oh ive been there lol on laptops with Intel VMD/RST, check teh PC maker's support page. Some models expect RST mode for features like power management, and switching may affect battery life or sleep.

if none of that helps, open the case and check that the HD AUDIO front panel connector is fully seated on teh motherboard header. Coincidences happen, and a half loose connector can fail jack detection.

oh ive been there lol roll back the audio driver in Device Manager Properties Driver Roll Back Driver as a quick test. if the front jack works again, its the driver. worked for me anyway 🤷