Windows 10: USB headset microphone not picking up input

I just bought a HyperX Cloud II headset and I am trying to set it up to use for audio input and output.


I have confirmed my headset works on my phone for input and output so I believe that the device is working properly. When I use the the given aux to USB controller I get output audio perfectly but the input is not recorded. I have been trying to follow online advice to little success so far.


When I go to Control Panel -> Hardware and Sound -> Sound -> Recording, my headset is set as the Default Device. When I speak or try to get input taken by speaking the bars do not light up which I understand means no input is coming in.


When I go to Device Manager -> Sound, video and game controllers -> My Headset, I have right clicked and updated the drivers and have updated windows to ensure everything is up to date. When I go through microphone setup audio appears to not be recorded halting any progress there as well.


I am not sure how to pursue the issue anymore and any help would be greatly appreciated.

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USB Headsets Do Not Have a Boost Option?

I use a Corsair VOID Wireless headset. My microphone is too quiet. In my device settings, I have "Levels" set to 100%. In Corsair Utility Engine, I have the input set to 100%. In Discord and in my Games, I have the input set to 100%. But it is still too
quiet.

Recording Device Properties is supposed to have a "Microphone Boost" in the Levels tab.

So where is it?

From what I've read, USB microphones do not seem to have a boost option. Why is the option gone? How can I get it back? If I can't get that option, how am I supposed to make myself audible?

A few things I have done, before people start suggesting the obvious:

• I have already turned my microphone input volume up as high as it will go in the "Levels" tab. I will flip a table if somebody suggests that I should simply "turn up the levels in Recording Device Properties."
• I have checked Realtek HD Audio Manager. Realtek does not recognize my headset, as it is a USB headset. Realtek only manages audio coming in through the audio jacks on the back of the PC Chassis. There are no input devices shown in Realtek HD Audio Manager,
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• I went so far as to go into the device manager and Clicked the Administrator "Change Settings" button in the properties window for my headset. I browsed the list of available drivers on my computer and changed my driver to "USB Audio Device," then restarted.
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Please help.

 

Laptop switching from headset to built-in microphone on its own.

I did disable the built-in microphone a few times during my initial troubleshooting. But that doesn't force the headset to pick up the sound input function. Even after reboot, I just have no microphone
at all while sound still comes through the headset.

Thanks.