Windows 10: Blue Yeti Microphone Won't Be Detected

I've recently been using a blue yeti microphone for streaming and it has been working perfectly fine. Until today, I updated my laptop, and now it will not show up anywhere. I promise I have checked in device manager, sound and devices, and devices and printers. I've also uninstalled and reinstalled the Universal Serial Bus controllers multiple times. I can't find a fix and at this point I might just try to get a refund from the manufacturer.

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Blue Yeti Microphone not detected by Windows 10!

Just recently, I decided that I wanted to make a YouTube channel, and post videos of commentaries and such. I had been working

with my headset that had a mic already, which was a Razer Kraken, but I wanted to upgrade because of how annoying the actual mic was, and I was not satisfied with the quality of the microphone. I already submitted a ticket to Blue Microphones support, but
wanted to see if I could find a solution faster, rather than waiting "48 hours" for a response. I bought the Blue Yeti microphone off of eBay, but it was brand new.

The seller had only used it once, and he had a good amount of sales with positive feedback, so I went ahead and bought it. It worked absolutely perfectly for about a month or so, until I updated my Windows. After updating my windows, I went to plug
in my Blue Yeti, and there was no sound indication that a device was plugged in, nor was there a notification. I thought that that was strange, so I double
checked to make sure the Yeti was getting power, which it was and still does.

After looking around in the audio settings, I found that my microphone was not even being detected. It was
not showing as a

generic audio device, a disconnected audio device, or even a disabled audio device. The same was for the recording section. I have spent weeks looking for a solution to this, and to my dismay I have not found one. I tried
following multiple steps from other posts on multiple different forums, one being from here, and none of the troubleshooting steps worked. Either,
A) There was something different for me than what was supposed to show, or
B) There was nothing at all. Please, I could really use some help in resolving this issue, and I am extremely frustrated, as for almost an entire month now I have not been able to upload. I also discovered that my Razer headset's microphone
does not work anymore, or at least correctly anyway.



If any extra details are needed, just let me know and I will try my best to provide them.

EDIT: I tried changing usb ports (2.0 to 3.0, vice versa) and that did not help or change anything at all. My cables are not the issue either, as they do not grow how or show any signs of damage/wear. (Mini USB) It came with the microphone, and
it was the one that the company Blue Yeti had included in the box.

 

Blue Yeti Microphone not detected by Windows 10!

So no real advise on how to make it work but lots of things I can do to waste my time? My solution is to use the MacBook Pro when I need to use the Yeti microphone. It just works there.

 

Blue Yeti stopped working

Hi Kevin,

I appreciate the troubleshooting steps you have tried to resolve the issue.

Follow the Methods below and check if that helps.

Method 1: Connect Blue Yeti to your computer and Run
the Hardware and Devices troubleshooter and check.

Hardware and Devices troubleshooter checks for common problems and makes sure that any new device or hardware connected to your PC is installed correctly.

• Right click on the start menu and select control panel.
• In the category select small icons.
• Select Troubleshooting.
• Select View all on the top left corner.
• Click on Hardware and Devices.
• Follow the on-screen instructions to run the troubleshooter.

Method 2: Follow the steps suggested in the link below. Try the troubleshooting steps one by one from the drop down.

Fix sound problems

Do let us know if you are able to use Blue Yeti in your PC. Thank you.