Windows 10: How do I get my Headset Mic to work Instead of my Laptop Mic?

I have an Astro A10 and I when I plug it into the jack, I can hear sound In the headphones, however my computer mic is what records sounds when I am talking. I want to use my headset mic, not my PC mic. Any help?

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Laptop not splitting headset mic & audio?

Hi
Simple version. When i plug in my headset to my laptop windows10 is not splitting it into one output and one input.

I fixed this years back by setting the popup box 'whats plugged in' from headphone to headset. Then it split the audio and mic. However i had to reinstall windows and now when i select headset it just mutes my laptop mic and audio manager just shows the one mic, but two audio outputs.

It was working before the reset and i have tested the headset on another computer and it is working find.
So far i tried device manage audio driver install, for both Realtek driver and High Definition driver but either resolve the issue.

Any suggestions why windows would pick up one and not the other?

I currently have it set to headphone plugged in so that i can use my laptop mic, but ive been told i sound really bad *Sad

Cheers,
Zola

 

Headset Mic not working

Recently, I have plugged in a headset into my laptop. For some reason it will not use my headset mic and use the integrated mic instead. I have tried many things but none of them work. My headset is the HyperX Cloud Stinger, if you know you to fix this,
please tell me. Thanks.

 

Laptop would use default laptop's mic instead of headset's mic

I have a
Dell Inspiron 15 7000 laptop with Windows 10 installed. I have two headsets, a
HyperX Cloud Alpha and HyperX Cloud 2. To specified, both headsets only have
one 3.5mm jack as output and my laptop only have
one 3.5mm hole input (seen below). They're both plug-n-play, so they're basically as complicated to set up as a $5 earbud from your local store.





The Cloud 2 was my main headset. One day after bringing the laptop home from work (didn't install anything new at work) the headset suddenly does not work anymore, at least
the mic. I can still listen to sounds with the headset, but I cannot use the mic. When using programs like Discord, there are two input options: Default and Realtek HD. Using either does not let me use the actual headset mic, but only the
default laptop's mic. For whatever reason the laptop disregards the headset mic. Since the headset is using a 3.5mm jack output and
does not require any driver, it does not show up as a device in the Device Manager.

I tested the Cloud 2
on my other laptops and it works fine, including the mic. Those laptops would use the headset's mic whenever I use a program requiring one. Still, went out and bought a new one, the Cloud Alpha, just in case. Plugged that one in the current
laptop and the mic of that headset still doesn't work despite able to listen to sound with the headset. Using any program that needs a mic would make those programs use the laptop's mic. So it is not a headset problem, but rather a laptop problem.

Things I have done to troubleshoot this issue but doesn't solve it:

- Made sure the mic switch is on.

- Installed the latest Windows updates.

- Installed the latest updates available on Dell SupportAssist (which has a BIOS and audio controller update)

- Attempted to install the latest firmware (not driver) of the headset. However can't with an error saying my laptop cannot detect the headsets plugged in.

- Uninstalled then reinstalled Realtek driver.

- Right-clicking and do "Update driver" on the audio device.

- Tried muting and unmuting different devices in the Audio tab.

- Tried both headsets on other laptops. Their mics work fine.

- Ran the Audio troubleshooter.

- Looked at other threads online regarding this issue.

- Plugged in and out multiple times, including restarting the laptop with the headset plugged in and not plugged in.

- Purchased a splitter (3.5mm jack input to audio and mic jack outputs) but since my laptop have only one hole, bought another adapter (audio and mic jack inputs to one 3.5mm
jack output) and plugged it in my laptop.

But all of that still did nothing.
The main problem is that it used to work, and now for whatever reason it doesn't anymore. The multiple threads I found online with problems similar to mine do not have a final solution either. I'm stumped and would like some help, I have exhausted
all troubleshooting methods I could've done.