Audio settings freezes when I click to open it

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@critical62

Kernel: 5.13.19-2-MANJARO x86_64

This kernel is EOL. Install another one such as 5.10 LTS or 5.15 for example, reboot in one of them and then remove 5.13.

@critical62

  Sound Server-3: PulseAudio v: 15.0 running: yes
  Sound Server-4: PipeWire v: 0.3.40 running: yes

Only one of them should be running. Follow what is described here:

Headphone jack not recognized when plugged in

Only keep one of them running. As explained by @nikgnomic Pipewire can be disabled to continue using PulseAudio. Use this command to stop, disable and mask Pipewire services: systemctl --user disable --now pipewire.socket pipewire.service && systemctl --user mask pipewire.socket Alternatively, all Pipewire packages are needed to replace PulseAudio, which can be installed with this command: pamac install manjaro-pipewire and only Pipewire would be shown on the system. Also worth reading: …