Windows 10: Why is my mic a input but registering as an output

It is a mic in settings but it only makes sound when something is playing I have done everything.

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Mic Input and Speaker Output not able to work at the same time

Hi,

So it seems after a recent update, the Mic on my laptop stopped working with applications. When I go to control panel > Sound > Recording, I can see the levels moving, so I'm guessing the mic is still working. But all my communication apps (Zoom, Skype, WhatsApp) are not able to "utilise" the mic, I can select the mic but there is no input when I test.

I saw a solution posted by another advisor which was to manually update the driver and do the following steps:

> Audio inputs and outputs > Microphone array
> Sound, video and game controllers > Realtek(R) Audio

- Locate the said driver in Device Manager
- Right click on the driver and select "Update Driver".
- Next select "Browse my computer for drivers"
- Click on "Let me pick from a list of available drivers on my computer".
- Make sure the option "Show compatible hardware" is checked.
- For Microphone array driver, select Generic device and click Next.
- For Realtek(R) Audio driver, select High Definition Audio Device and click Next.
- If the issue is still there, try uninstalling the driver and restart your computer.

I did it, it brought back my mic, but then there would be no sound coming from the speaker. To bring the speakers back I had to delete and remove all the drivers, but doing so then brought me back to square one with no mic.

So now I'm stuck between choosing a working speaker or a working mic.

 

Change Mic input to speaker output on win10 home

Hi there, ive been trying to change my mic input to my sound output for days now because i seemed to have ruined my input port on my HP Pavillion g6 therefor, am unable to get any sound through my speakers that plug into it. is there a way to use the other port as an output to save me having to take the system apart to solder a new input connector on?
Thinking i may need to go into BIOS because i cant seen to find an option to change the jacks in win.
Many thanks in advance.

 

Muted mic picking up sound in game

Hi JonPaul,



Thank you for writing to Microsoft Community Forums.



The issue could be because of the internal mic picking up sound even when the external device is pluuged in. If you have the RealTek HD Audi Manager installed on the machine, I would suggest you to try the steps listed below and check if it works for
you.

• Open RealTek HD Audio Manager and go to the
  Advanced tab.
  
• Check the boxes Separate all input jacks as independent input devices
  and Mute the internal output device, when external headphone is plugged in,
  and hit OK.
  
• Exit RealTek HD Audio Manager, restart the machine and see if the issue persists.
  

Regards,