Windows 10: Input Device not working, microphone not detected

The computer doesn't have a microphone included, and it doesn't detect an external microphone either, I've tried Settings>Sound>Input no input devices found I run the troubleshoot but it says it can't identify the problem






I've gone to device manager to try to update drivers but even there it does not have the audio input




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Microphone Inputs Not Working

Hi SamanthaXN,

I'm Stefano an Independent Advisor, here to help you.

I suggest you to uninstall and reinstall your microphone driver, following this procedure:

1. Press WINDOWS + X

2. Click on "Device Manager"

3. Click on "Audio input and audio"

4. Right click on your mic

5. Click on "Uninstall device"

6. Click on "Detects Hardware change" (monitor icon)

Then reboot and check if now it works.

 

Playback detecting Input Devices & Recording detecting Output Devices

Hello!

Today, I was playing SCP: Secret Laboratory. After I finished, I went and made tea. When I came back much later to play some more, I found that the in-game voice chat was not working for me; my microphone was not transmitting in-game.
Looking into my Steam settings, I found that all my input devices were actually my output devices, and all my output devices were actually input devices. I initially thought this was an issue with Steam, so I restarted Steam and my PC.
However, when the problem did not resolve, I looked to my sound settings and found that even in there, my playback devices detected inputs as outputs and recording devices detected outputs as inputs.

How am I able to fix this problem?

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The VoiceMeeter inputs and outputs are from a sound managing device called VoiceMeeter Banana that I installed to allow for the creation of virtual line ins.

 

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?