Windows 10: My headphones built in microphone will not work, Please help

For some apparent reason that persists with other users, My built in microphone on my headphones will not work, Please help meDevice name Dell Processor IntelR CoreTM i5-6500 CPU @ 3.20GHz 3.19 GHz Installed RAM 20.0 GB 19.8 GB usable Device ID 06465C79-641A-48D5-87A0-2E3229D03971 Product ID 00342-50590-96479-AAOEM System type 64-bit operating system, x64-based processor Edition Windows 11 Pro Version 24H2 Installed on ‎2/‎22/‎2025 OS build 26100.3476 Experience Windows Feature Experience Pack 1000.26100.54.0

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Headphone with built in microphone uses as Microphone, not Headphone


Okay, so I have an Asus laptop with Windows 10. I am using an Ultimate Ears Headphone with built in microphone. The problem is that i want to use the headphone part, but all the the laptop registers is the microphone.


How can I change this, as i cannot watch videos without disturbing others.

 

headphones microphone changes to microphone array when connected when i want to use the built in microphone

Thank you for letting me know, Neon!

Apologies for the confusion. So, your headphone's built-in mic is not working, and therefore you want to use your HP All-in-One computer's built-in mic instead. Is that correct?

If so, please follow these steps:

> First, plug in your headphone device.

> Go to Settings > System > Sound.

> In Sound settings, go to Input. In the Choose your input device list, select Microphone Array (this is your computer's built-in mic).

Make sure to plug in your headphones first before setting the input to Microphone Array, as it will revert to the headphone mic by default otherwise.

I hope this helps! Let me know if you need any further assistance.

 

Built in microphone not working

Hi,



Thank you for posting your query in Microsoft Community.

I understand your concern and will assist you to resolve this issue.

I suggest you to follow the steps below and check if it helps

Method 1: I suggest you to set microphone as default device and check.

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  Right click on the volume icon in the system tray and then click "Recording devices"
  
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  Right click on the blank space in the popped up window and then select "Show Disabled Devices" and "Show Disconnected Devices".
  
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  Right click on Microphone and then click "Enable".
  
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  Highlight the microphone and then choose "Set as Default Device".
  
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  Click Apply and OK.
  

Step 2: Make sure that the Microphone is not disabled.

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  Make sure that the Microphone is not disabled. Follow the steps given to check that:
  
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  Right click on the volume icon and select “Recording devices”.
  
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  Now, Right Click on an empty space and select, “Show disconnected devices” and “Show disabled devices”.
  
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  Make sure that the Microphone is not disabled.
  

And also update the audio drivers from the manufacturer web site and install.

Hope this helps. If the issue remains unresolved, please get back to us and we would be happy to help