The 2012 MacBook Pro (Mid-2012) is a legendary machine, but running Windows 10 through Boot Camp often presents two frustrating challenges: and excessive heat .
If you see a glowing red light inside your headphone jack, your MacBook Pro thinks you have plugged in an optical cable (Toslink). This mutes the speakers.
pnputil /disable-device "CIRRUSLOGIC_AUDIO_ID" timeout /t 2 /nobreak >nul pnputil /enable-device "CIRRUSLOGIC_AUDIO_ID"
If you're still experiencing audio issues after installing the correct driver, try these alternative solutions:
Sometimes the driver is already on your system (thanks to Boot Camp), but it just isn't being assigned correctly.