Windows 10: How can I stop windows 11 from switching my input microphone?

I have a Steelseries arctis pro, its software sucks and the mic does not work so I set up the mic to be directly the headset instead of "Sonar" softwareEvery single time I turn the computer on the mic changes to "Sonar" The thing is that I went to the sound options, disabled Sonar in microphone options, disabled my web cam, disabled my PS5 controller, disabled my monitors and only left the headset mic as an optionI also go and disable everything but Sonar in the Audio output, as, as I said, Sonar sucks and changes the device randomly if there are multiple enabled in Sound optionsBUT, when I tu

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Audio input not switching to headphones

I had upgraded to Windows 11 in my Acer Nitro 5 a while back which runs Realtek audio drivers. At first there used to be a popup allowing me to choose which audio device I had plugged in (headphones/headset) where headphones would have output to headphones and input from the integrated microphone while headset switched both output and input to the headphones. But recently, the popup stopped showing and I am unable to switch the input audio from the integrated microphone to headset microphone despite going through settings and control panel. Is there a solution for this?

 

Sennheiser GSP 350. Microphone stops working when I open any game

Wow, ok. I think I've fixed it by accident while fiddling around.

It appears to be the Realtek audio being the issue here. I don't use my onboard sound card as my headset is a USB headset only and my speakers are plugged into an ASUS sound card.

Step by step fix:

• I went into recording devices
• I enabled STEREO MIX (Realtek High Definition Audio)
• Then I set that Stereo Mix as the DEFAULT DEVICE (At this point it took over both input and output devices without my permission )
• Then set my Sennheiser headset as default recording and playback devices in their respective windows even though they both still said they were the default devices when they weren't

Headset microphone is currently functioning while in game now. I'll update the thread if it goes again. Should I completely disable Realtek audio??? Or will windows just force it to work again?

 

Windows 11: No Microphones work after switching comms apps.

Hello Luke Doo,



Welcome to Microsoft Community.



After fully reading the question you posted here, this seems like a really strange question.

I notice that you seem to find that the problem will be fixed after restarting the computer, which usually means:

1. Reload the driver.
   
2. Restart the microphone device.
   
3. The computer detects and scans for hardware changes.
   

So, for your question, I suggest you try the following steps:

1. Try updating your audio driver.

You can find the audio device in the Device Manager and update the driver, or go directly to the manufacturer's website for your computer, download the audio driver for your device, and then reinstall it.

2. Make sure your communication application has permission to use the microphone, please refer to the following link for details:

Fix microphone problems - Microsoft Support

3. Check the status of the microphone device in Device Manager.

According to your description, the microphone will not work when switching the communication application, then at this time in the device Manager, please open the "Audio input and Output", and confirm that the microphone device you are using can be displayed here, and confirm that its status has changed to "Disabled device".

If so, after right-clicking on it and selecting "Start Device", your microphone should be able to work again.

But if it appears to be working fine in the list, but not available in the communication app, right click on it and click "Uninstall Device." After you have done this, click "Scan for hardware changes" and your microphone device should reappear in the list and work properly.



Best regards,

Mitchell - | Microsoft community support expert from MSFT