Windows 10: microphone RealTek is not available after Windows 11 upgrade

My Dell Laptop upgraded to Windows 11. Now my RealTek microphone is not accessible. It does not show up at all. The RealTek speakers function is fine but the microphone simply doesn't appear in the menuYes, I have turned Microphone Access "ON" on the Privacy and Security page. The online help says I should click the CONFIRM button but there isn't one. I also updated the Speakers/Headphones RealTek Driver 6.0.9147.1 But I can't be certain it worked for the microphone. The System > Sound settings page for Input shows the microphone and says: Choose a device for speaking or recording. But o

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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?

 

My microphone stops working after upgrading to Windows 11.

Tried all these steps but cannot get microphone volume on my wired Wintory M1 headphones / mic greater than about 8% even with volume levels slider up to 100%. All worked perfectly until upgrading to Windows 11. Tried different microphone with exactly the same result. Troubleshooter did not find any issues, Realtek devices are latest version. I have a Dell Alienware Aurora R7.

 

Microphone issues

Hi Michael,

Here are the possible reasons why you're getting an error "The microphone did not pick anything up" when using it:

• Incorrect settings (microphone is not set as default device)
  
• Corrupted or outdated driver
  
• Faulty device
  

For us to isolate the issue, we'd like to know the following:

• Were there any changes made to your computer prior to this issue(e.g. Windows updates)?
  
• Have you tried connecting other microphone to your computer?
  
• Have you tried connecting the microphone to the other computer?
  

In the meantime, we suggest running the Recording Audio Troubleshooter to find and repair problems with recording sound. We also suggest checking if your microphone is set as your default recording device. For troubleshooting steps, please see
Geethu B's on this
link.

We're looking forward to your reply.