Windows 10: How do I connect a headset with no splitter? No tutorial seems to work.

Hey, my headset just has the classic one-connector. It's a Turtle Beach. It worked just fine on my old laptop with win 10, but this Medion here doesn't acknowledge it at all. I can use it as headphones, but, even if I plug it in the mic-slot, the mic isn't getting accepted.

I've tried so many things now. I did the latest windows updates, I even tried connecting my Xbox controller to the the PC and using the headset through that. Seems like a safe bet, but I can't use the controller outside of the Xbox App (which I remember differently from my old PC as well?) and the headphones don't work either way if plugged on the controller.

I'm really desperate because I cannot for the love of God talk to people. Do I need to buy a splitter? Does that even work? I mean, considering the headset's mic doesn't get picked up even when used in the mic slot. Whaaa, help!!

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Headset microphone (with audio splitter) not working

My Acer Predator (Helios 300) laptop has a singular audio port, which I use with my headset that has a separate microphone and headphone cable. I have used an audio splitter to get around this issue for a while now, and it has worked perfectly fine. Normally
when I would plug the splitter in, a prompt would appear asking what type of device was just plugged in, options were headphones, speakers, microphone, headset, and one or two other options that I don't remember because I never used them. I would select "headset"
and it would work just fine. Recently, something changed. This prompt no longer appears, and my computer no longer acknowledges the microphone on my headset, instead using the default internal microphone. The headphones still play audio like normal, but I
have found no way to get the microphone working.

If I just plug the microphone chord into the audio jack, it still does not work, and the computer refuses to play audio.

So far I have tried:

• Uninstalling and re-installing the audio drivers (multiple times)
• Updating windows
• Running the audio troubleshooters (Both for playing audio and recording)
• Checking for updates to Dolby
• Scanning for hardware changes in device manager
• Disabling the default microphone

None of these have done anything.

I'm really at a loss here. I consider myself pretty computer savvy but nothing I've tried has gotten me anywhere.

 

headphone splitter

Hi Morgan

Does your headset have just one 3.5mm plug and you are using a splitter to connect that to the two 3.5mm ports on your PC?

If so, then you are correct, most likely that splitter is faulty . . .

 

Good surround sound headset

I know you say you're not that guy, but stepping into the $250+ range really brings a change in build quality that might have you never having to buy another set. Otherwise, getting 6 speakers with decent sound in a headset is hard, and that's what you are asking for, and I have no suggestions, but just a bump up the list. *Stick Out Tongue