Windows 10: Help my headphones microphone is not getting detected

I recently bought some new headphones and I wanted to use the microphone on my laptop. It's supposed to work but when I go to device manager it doesn't detect microphone at all. The microphone works properly on my Nintendo switch so I know its not broken. I've tried many fixes and none of them work. Please help

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Headphones microphone not detected

Hi guys, my microphone worked well till someone changed some settings on my laptop and now idk how to change it back. I can hear in my headphones but the microphone is not detect. Only the laptop microphone works.... I have Steelseries arctis 3








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PLZ HELP .... Headphones and microphone not detected

Hello @quest,

Welcome to TenForums!

See if one of these works . . .

Change Default Audio Device

[1] Open Settings.
[2] Goto System --> Sound.
[3] Under Sound, click the Choose your output device drop down menu [ right-hand side ].
[4] Select the required output device from the drop down list.
[5] You might need to restart the App [ like audio players ] for the change to be implemented.

Enable or Disable Microphone

[1] Open Settings.
[2] Goto System --> Sound.
[3] Under Input, click the Choose your input device drop down menu [ right-hand side ].
[4] Select your microphone from the drop down list.
[6] Click on the Device properties link [ just below ].
[7] Under Device properties, uncheck Disable [ if it is checked ].
[8] You might need to restart the App [ like audio players ] for the change to be implemented.

Also check that you have access set to On in Start > Settings > Privacy > Microphone.

How to Allow or Deny OS and Apps Access to Microphone in Windows 10

Make sure that the Headphones are set as Enabled

[1] Right-click the speaker icon in the notification area.
[2] Click Sound Settings.
[3] Click Manage sound devices.
[4] Check if the headphones are under the Disabled list.
[5] If they are, select them.
[6] Click Enable.
[6] Try the headphones again.

Enable or Disable Sound Output Device

[1] Open Settings.
[2] Goto System --> Sound.
[3] Under Output, click the Choose your output device drop down menu [ right-hand side ].
[4] Click on the Device properties link [ just below ].
[5] Under Device properties, uncheck Disable [ if it is checked ].
[6] You might need to restart the App [ like audio players ] for the change to be implemented.

I hope this helps!

 

Microphone on Headphones Not Detected (Windows 10)

I gave you many steps to force the headset microphone to show up. They would take more than an hour to perform, plus the way a forums works is interactively so we don't just give up after the first post but use feedback about your results to suggest more
steps.

See also fixes here that are working for microphones not detected:

https://www.howtogeek.com/395296/fix-my-microph...