I believe it's not a Dell-only problem. I have an HP Omen 15-ax201la Gaming Laptop with dual-boot and have the same problem: if I boot with headphones/speaker connected then there won't be any sound; if I plug out, no sound; then if I plug back in the sound comes back.
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