Does Windows log when you plug in / unplug an audio device from a 3.5mm jack?
Question: When an audio device is plugged in or unplugged from the 3.5mm jack, does Windows log that anywhere? Where can I find this?
Background: I came back to my desk grabbing coffee and found that my buds were unplugged when I started a podcast. As fringe political shenanigans blared throughout the office, I thought to myself: "sabotage." Someone unplugged my buds while I was gone, hoping that I'd get myself into hot water in just such a way as this. I'll fight this all the way to the supreme court. I'll start a twitter hashtag campaign, #SaveThaler.
Of course it's also possible that I actually had just left them unplugged and forgot. So I want to see if there was a log for an unplugging around the time I stepped away for coffee.
Thanks.
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Question: When an audio device is plugged in or unplugged from the 3.5mm jack, does Windows log that anywhere? Where can I find this?
Background: I came back to my desk grabbing coffee and found that my buds were unplugged when I started a podcast. As fringe political shenanigans blared throughout the office, I thought to myself: "sabotage." Someone unplugged my buds while I was gone, hoping that I'd get myself into hot water in just such a way as this. I'll fight this all the way to the supreme court. I'll start a twitter hashtag campaign, #SaveThaler.
Of course it's also possible that I actually had just left them unplugged and forgot. So I want to see if there was a log for an unplugging around the time I stepped away for coffee.
Thanks.
windows windows-10 audio
asked Dec 27 '18 at 18:30
D. ThalerD. Thaler
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Not by default. You have to write an app to detect plug in/plug out and then generate a user defined event. See Device Events - Windows applications | Microsoft Docs
– DavidPostill♦
Dec 27 '18 at 19:27
Okay, sounds like this is the answer. If you'd like to repost as an answer rather than a comment, I'll mark it as the answer. Thanks.
– D. Thaler
Dec 28 '18 at 16:47
Answer posted ...
– DavidPostill♦
Dec 28 '18 at 18:13
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Question: When an audio device is plugged in or unplugged from the 3.5mm jack, does Windows log that anywhere? Where can I find this?
Background: I came back to my desk grabbing coffee and found that my buds were unplugged when I started a podcast. As fringe political shenanigans blared throughout the office, I thought to myself: "sabotage." Someone unplugged my buds while I was gone, hoping that I'd get myself into hot water in just such a way as this. I'll fight this all the way to the supreme court. I'll start a twitter hashtag campaign, #SaveThaler.
Of course it's also possible that I actually had just left them unplugged and forgot. So I want to see if there was a log for an unplugging around the time I stepped away for coffee.
Thanks.
windows windows-10 audio
asked Dec 27 '18 at 18:30
D. ThalerD. Thaler
82
Question: When an audio device is plugged in or unplugged from the 3.5mm jack, does Windows log that anywhere? Where can I find this?
Background: I came back to my desk grabbing coffee and found that my buds were unplugged when I started a podcast. As fringe political shenanigans blared throughout the office, I thought to myself: "sabotage." Someone unplugged my buds while I was gone, hoping that I'd get myself into hot water in just such a way as this. I'll fight this all the way to the supreme court. I'll start a twitter hashtag campaign, #SaveThaler.
Of course it's also possible that I actually had just left them unplugged and forgot. So I want to see if there was a log for an unplugging around the time I stepped away for coffee.
Thanks.
windows windows-10 audio
windows windows-10 audio
asked Dec 27 '18 at 18:30
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asked Dec 27 '18 at 18:30
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Not by default. You have to write an app to detect plug in/plug out and then generate a user defined event. See Device Events - Windows applications | Microsoft Docs
– DavidPostill♦
Dec 27 '18 at 19:27
Okay, sounds like this is the answer. If you'd like to repost as an answer rather than a comment, I'll mark it as the answer. Thanks.
– D. Thaler
Dec 28 '18 at 16:47
Answer posted ...
– DavidPostill♦
Dec 28 '18 at 18:13
add a comment |
Not by default. You have to write an app to detect plug in/plug out and then generate a user defined event. See Device Events - Windows applications | Microsoft Docs
– DavidPostill♦
Dec 27 '18 at 19:27
Okay, sounds like this is the answer. If you'd like to repost as an answer rather than a comment, I'll mark it as the answer. Thanks.
– D. Thaler
Dec 28 '18 at 16:47
Answer posted ...
– DavidPostill♦
Dec 28 '18 at 18:13
Not by default. You have to write an app to detect plug in/plug out and then generate a user defined event. See Device Events - Windows applications | Microsoft Docs
– DavidPostill♦
Dec 27 '18 at 19:27
Not by default. You have to write an app to detect plug in/plug out and then generate a user defined event. See Device Events - Windows applications | Microsoft Docs
– DavidPostill♦
Dec 27 '18 at 19:27
Okay, sounds like this is the answer. If you'd like to repost as an answer rather than a comment, I'll mark it as the answer. Thanks.
– D. Thaler
Dec 28 '18 at 16:47
Okay, sounds like this is the answer. If you'd like to repost as an answer rather than a comment, I'll mark it as the answer. Thanks.
– D. Thaler
Dec 28 '18 at 16:47
Answer posted ...
– DavidPostill♦
Dec 28 '18 at 18:13
Answer posted ...
– DavidPostill♦
Dec 28 '18 at 18:13
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When an audio device is plugged/unplugged from the 3.5mm jack, does Windows log that anywhere?
Not by default. You have to write an app to detect plug in/plug out. Note the jack has to support jack-presence detection.
A device event notifies clients of a change in the status of an audio
endpoint device in the system. The following are examples of device
events:
- The user enables or disables an audio endpoint device from Device Manager or from the Windows multimedia control panel, Mmsys.cpl.
- The user adds an audio adapter to the system or removes an audio adapter from the system.
- The user plugs an audio endpoint device into an audio jack with jack-presence detection, or removes an audio endpoint device from such
a jack.
- The user changes the device role that is assigned to a device.
- The value of a property of a device changes.
See Device Events - Windows applications | Microsoft Docs for more information and sample code.
You can extend the sample code to log to a file or create a custom user define event in the event log.
Suggestion:
- Add code to use your built in webcam to take a photo of the culprit.
answered Dec 28 '18 at 18:12
DavidPostill♦DavidPostill
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Isn't it possible that the driver that enables the jack does logging by default?
– deed02392
Dec 28 '18 at 18:13
It's possible, but mine don't.
– DavidPostill♦
Dec 28 '18 at 18:15
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When an audio device is plugged/unplugged from the 3.5mm jack, does Windows log that anywhere?
Not by default. You have to write an app to detect plug in/plug out. Note the jack has to support jack-presence detection.
A device event notifies clients of a change in the status of an audio
endpoint device in the system. The following are examples of device
events:
- The user enables or disables an audio endpoint device from Device Manager or from the Windows multimedia control panel, Mmsys.cpl.
- The user adds an audio adapter to the system or removes an audio adapter from the system.
- The user plugs an audio endpoint device into an audio jack with jack-presence detection, or removes an audio endpoint device from such
a jack.
- The user changes the device role that is assigned to a device.
- The value of a property of a device changes.
See Device Events - Windows applications | Microsoft Docs for more information and sample code.
You can extend the sample code to log to a file or create a custom user define event in the event log.
Suggestion:
- Add code to use your built in webcam to take a photo of the culprit.
answered Dec 28 '18 at 18:12
DavidPostill♦DavidPostill
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Isn't it possible that the driver that enables the jack does logging by default?
– deed02392
Dec 28 '18 at 18:13
It's possible, but mine don't.
– DavidPostill♦
Dec 28 '18 at 18:15
add a comment |
When an audio device is plugged/unplugged from the 3.5mm jack, does Windows log that anywhere?
Not by default. You have to write an app to detect plug in/plug out. Note the jack has to support jack-presence detection.
A device event notifies clients of a change in the status of an audio
endpoint device in the system. The following are examples of device
events:
- The user enables or disables an audio endpoint device from Device Manager or from the Windows multimedia control panel, Mmsys.cpl.
- The user adds an audio adapter to the system or removes an audio adapter from the system.
- The user plugs an audio endpoint device into an audio jack with jack-presence detection, or removes an audio endpoint device from such
a jack.
- The user changes the device role that is assigned to a device.
- The value of a property of a device changes.
See Device Events - Windows applications | Microsoft Docs for more information and sample code.
You can extend the sample code to log to a file or create a custom user define event in the event log.
Suggestion:
- Add code to use your built in webcam to take a photo of the culprit.
answered Dec 28 '18 at 18:12
DavidPostill♦DavidPostill
104k25227260
Isn't it possible that the driver that enables the jack does logging by default?
– deed02392
Dec 28 '18 at 18:13
It's possible, but mine don't.
– DavidPostill♦
Dec 28 '18 at 18:15
add a comment |
When an audio device is plugged/unplugged from the 3.5mm jack, does Windows log that anywhere?
Not by default. You have to write an app to detect plug in/plug out. Note the jack has to support jack-presence detection.
A device event notifies clients of a change in the status of an audio
endpoint device in the system. The following are examples of device
events:
- The user enables or disables an audio endpoint device from Device Manager or from the Windows multimedia control panel, Mmsys.cpl.
- The user adds an audio adapter to the system or removes an audio adapter from the system.
- The user plugs an audio endpoint device into an audio jack with jack-presence detection, or removes an audio endpoint device from such
a jack.
- The user changes the device role that is assigned to a device.
- The value of a property of a device changes.
See Device Events - Windows applications | Microsoft Docs for more information and sample code.
You can extend the sample code to log to a file or create a custom user define event in the event log.
Suggestion:
- Add code to use your built in webcam to take a photo of the culprit.
answered Dec 28 '18 at 18:12
DavidPostill♦DavidPostill
104k25227260
When an audio device is plugged/unplugged from the 3.5mm jack, does Windows log that anywhere?
Not by default. You have to write an app to detect plug in/plug out. Note the jack has to support jack-presence detection.
A device event notifies clients of a change in the status of an audio
endpoint device in the system. The following are examples of device
events:
- The user enables or disables an audio endpoint device from Device Manager or from the Windows multimedia control panel, Mmsys.cpl.
- The user adds an audio adapter to the system or removes an audio adapter from the system.
- The user plugs an audio endpoint device into an audio jack with jack-presence detection, or removes an audio endpoint device from such
a jack.
- The user changes the device role that is assigned to a device.
- The value of a property of a device changes.
See Device Events - Windows applications | Microsoft Docs for more information and sample code.
You can extend the sample code to log to a file or create a custom user define event in the event log.
Suggestion:
- Add code to use your built in webcam to take a photo of the culprit.
answered Dec 28 '18 at 18:12
DavidPostill♦DavidPostill
104k25227260
answered Dec 28 '18 at 18:12
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Isn't it possible that the driver that enables the jack does logging by default?
– deed02392
Dec 28 '18 at 18:13
It's possible, but mine don't.
– DavidPostill♦
Dec 28 '18 at 18:15
add a comment |
Isn't it possible that the driver that enables the jack does logging by default?
– deed02392
Dec 28 '18 at 18:13
It's possible, but mine don't.
– DavidPostill♦
Dec 28 '18 at 18:15
Isn't it possible that the driver that enables the jack does logging by default?
– deed02392
Dec 28 '18 at 18:13
Isn't it possible that the driver that enables the jack does logging by default?
– deed02392
Dec 28 '18 at 18:13
It's possible, but mine don't.
– DavidPostill♦
Dec 28 '18 at 18:15
It's possible, but mine don't.
– DavidPostill♦
Dec 28 '18 at 18:15
add a comment |
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Not by default. You have to write an app to detect plug in/plug out and then generate a user defined event. See Device Events - Windows applications | Microsoft Docs
– DavidPostill♦
Dec 27 '18 at 19:27
Okay, sounds like this is the answer. If you'd like to repost as an answer rather than a comment, I'll mark it as the answer. Thanks.
– D. Thaler
Dec 28 '18 at 16:47
Answer posted ...
– DavidPostill♦
Dec 28 '18 at 18:13