Drivers for headphones with in-line mic and remote control

Solution 1:

Since this is using them in a way they aren't designed, this may or may not work.

The headphones you are using have more connections on the plug than the standard headphone jack on your computer can handle. Most computers have separate headphone and microphone jacks. So, in order to use them, you would need an adapter like the one below.

Product recommendations are off topic here, so you will have to search for 3.5mm Mic Stereo Audio Y Splitter 1 Female to 2 Male Adapter Cable.

As far as drivers, Windows 7 will likely just recognize it as a generic microphone and headphone. Koss does not provide drivers.

Solution 2:

This depends on the connector, look at the tip of the headphone jack, and count the stripes:

The jacks on computers (PCs anyway, not Macs!) are typically 3 conductor TRS so they will only work for

1. left
2. right
3. ground (required)

If the connector is 3 stripe (TRRS) and is compatible, the TRRS signalling methods (for volume control, pause / play, etc) depend on the vendor and there literally is no standard for that, as of 2017 anyway.

Solution 3:

For those of you who have this problem on a Mac running windows via Bootcamp: upgrade to Windows 10. Apple's new BootCamp drivers (win-10 version) support headphones volume control in full.