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  • If you have a mechanical switch in the laptop's audio jack, you would have to rewire the jack.
    – DrMoishe Pippik
    Commented Nov 27, 2018 at 23:20
  • @DrMoishePippik How do you rewire the jack?
    – reneandy
    Commented Nov 28, 2018 at 2:19
  • "How do you rewire the jack?" 1. Determine whether there is an integral switch. If so, 2. Get the circuit diagram (service manual), or trace the wiring yourself. 3. Acquire the tools. 4. Become a skilled service technician. 5. Get training in electronics design. 6. Redesign the laptop circuitry to do what you want. 7. Acquire programming skills. 8. Redesign the audio driver software. 9. Make all of the changes to your system. Ensure that the normal updates don't revert your driver changes. 10. See if it works. If not, repeat steps as needed until success.
    – fixer1234
    Commented Nov 28, 2018 at 4:21
  • @fixer1234 Thanks for the answer. I suppose this means there's no software-related approach to this?
    – reneandy
    Commented Nov 28, 2018 at 14:26
  • That was just about how to rewire the jack if it contains a mechanical switch. If it is software controlled, you wouldn't need to do that.
    – fixer1234
    Commented Nov 28, 2018 at 19:02