DISM stuck at 62.3%. I need my headphones (wired) to work, but need to keep reinstalling Realtek drivers all the time.

[Kaushik Patange]

DELL XPS 15 9750Windows 11Issue: My headphone 3.5mm jack does not function. I have to keep reinstalling Realtek audio drivers to make it work. Speakers are fine. I did sfc /scannnow on cmd, which said it repaired files, however it did not fix the headphone problem. I did DISM RestoreHealth but it is stuck at 62.3%. My goal is to have the headphone jack function and it seems there are driver issues. Please advise - how do I get DISM RestoreHealth to complete successfully? Keep in mind, I have already tried sound input/output devices, showing disabled devices, etc.

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