I'm using a NUC with a funcube dongle (USB software defined radio that identifies itself as an audio input device) and do not need to use any audio out. I see with other realtek HD audio drivers it's possible to disable the automatic front panel jack detection mode but I don't see an option on the latest drivers from the intel support site. I've tried a few registry edits (W7 64bit) to no avail.
Any ideas on how to keep the audio devices permanently activated?