Why isn't My Headset Mic Working & How do I Fix it? – Windows & Software Settings
Why isn't My Headset Mic Working & How do I Fix it? – Windows & Software Settings
Having trouble getting your headset mic working on your PC? Between hardware and software there is a lot of different things that could be causing the problem but in my experience the main reason microphones won’t work is due to some simple Windows software settings that need to be properly configured. In this video I go over the most common settings and show you how to properly configure them. Usually you just need to adjust a few things in the Sounds settings in Windows Control Panel or in the Realtek HD Audio Manager (aka Realtek Audio Console) to get your mic working. Sometimes you’ll need to grant permission in the Windows Privacy settings or simply switch the input device and output device settings in your games or other applications. I’ll walk you through all of these in this video and with any luck one of these tips will get your headset mic working so you can game, stream and voice chat to you hearts content. Cheers! π
Here’s the link to my video where I show how to change the Windows Privacy settings to get your mic working – https://youtu.be/u5wjtoDWDQ0
Want to know the difference between a 3 pin TRS and a 4 pin TRRS 3.5mm audio connector? They’re both very common but there’s a difference between them and it’s very helpful to know and understand what that difference is. – https://youtu.be/6vCu5NvmnNc
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Wanna skip to a particular part of the video? Use the Time Stamps. π
Time Stamps
0:00 – Intro
0:39 – If this video doesn’t help check out my other videos
1:37 – Make sure you mic isn’t ‘Muted’
2:10 – Switching your audio device in the Windows task bar
2:54 – Assigning Headpones and Microphone for 3.5mm headsets
4:27 – Using the Realtek Audio Console (a.k.a. Reaktek HD Audio Manager)
6:15 – Adjusting Sounds settings in Windows Control Panel
8:43 – Granting Permission for applications to use your Microphone in the Windows Privacy Settings
9:39 – Switch input and output device in your applications, i.e. in your games and voice chat apps
10:06 – Conclusion
10:39 – Thanks for Watching! Like, Share, Comment & Subscribe! π
Music in this video –
“It’s All Happening” by Huma-Huma from the YouTube Creator Studio Music Library
“Nimbus” by Eveningland from the YouTube Creator Studio Music Library
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My mic was muted π
Is anybody having this issue but with a pc with an msi motherboard? I’m using earbuds that have mics but they don’t pick up any sound.
Next. video …..on .how to mute my wifeπ€£
Thank you! My issue was that, on my laptop, it had the popup mentioned at 3:16. It was connecting my headphones only and not my mic, and it changed to mic and headphones when I switched the option to headset.
i plugged in my ps4 controller and my microphone stopped working for some reason. unplugging it did not fix the problem and I tried everything here but it did not help.
At 7.56 when you test to see the mic I am not getting any input or sound from it even though itβs recognized and connected
Still not working dude my mic does not work when I play tarkov or heβll let lose but if I tan out it works fine. All the privacy settings are good. Iβm on windows 11. I have two different mics both do the same thing.
My mic was muted after spending 1-2 hours trying to find the problem
Using my headset with a pc splitter, and I sometimes can get it to play a very faint sound, but otherwise the sound and the mic just aren’t working, and I’ve tried everything in this vid. Any help greatly appreciated.
wow all time i try to fix this you fix one mint thanxz
Bro u saved me thank u sooo mutch
Mine was working then just stopped working mid talking, checked the wires nothing is wrong any info?
Thanks so much. Realtek had assigned my headphone and mic jacks to both be βheadphoneβ. Grrr
My mic still isnt working and i dont know why. Its working fine on my phone, its a 3.5 mm jack and it worked 1 month ago just fine but now i cant make it work.
Nope mine still doesnt work. It works fine on computer , but when im in game it doesnt work
not working bro
i have a headset with a built-in mic and i can’t seem to get the in-game mic to work and mine is windows 11 so I don’t know what to do i tried everything known to man so if anyone can get back to me and help i would appreciate it π
I don’t know why my headset mic isn’t picking up anymore. A popup menu used to pop up as soon as I plugged it in and headset and mic is what i used to click on and everything would work perfectly fine. now that popup menu doesn’t show up anymore. Ive re installed my realtek audio driver millions of times and it still wont work. im honestly just thinking of giving up on this thing because i bought this thing for chatting and playing smaller games that have gamechat but that does not work anymore. I dont know if you’ll ever see this again but if you do please help me out. I don’t really feel like buying another laptop.
basically for me, i get one pop up, i get to pick what i get, audio, or mic.
thank you so much man i love you
Thanks man i can finaly communicate with my team hahahah
Tysm bro you really helped me out there!
My microphone has not been working about 3-4 months, and i figured why. It was off.
ive ran into a problem where if i connect the audio output side of the adapter it works, but when i connect the mic side of it it ends up saying that the headset output is unplugged.. and sometimes its the other way around, do i need to buy a new adapter or is it my pc?
my microphone system isnt working and i tried everything
THANK YOU SO MUCH
THANKS CONTROL PANEl helped
My mic still not working, help me
Bruh I looked down and saw my mic was muted shiz was embarrassing.
My mic works but it’s super low even on max sound and even after I reinstalled the drivers
DidnΒ΄t help me at all
Thanks. FUUUUUUUUCK!! I even had logitech help me so they sent me another, totally diff headset, NOTHING. F’n updates always screwing something up. I even changed USB port for this wireless hs and NOPE!!
I’ve spent hours trying to get my mic to work, and the first thing this guy tells me is, "make sure you’re not muted."
I was muted… -_-
mine was muted, i feel like an idiot
Thanks so much I didn’t even know there was a Realtek Audio Console. It defailted or somehow was set to "Generic" In the Environment window. I set it to <none> and I was no longer in a reverb echo chamber. Thanks so much!
My microphone only picks up the sound that it self makes by switching the mute switch. Anybody else that also has had this problem and if so knows how to fix it?
Hello can anyone help me? My apple earphones works fine in my phone, but when I plug it on my pc it doesnt work and sound so bad.
1:46…
fml…
it took me 30 minutes for this… hit the button… fantastic.
My computer doesn’t recognize the headset… I don’t know why
Well, I tried everything but i have some issues that you dont have… In that Windown: "Which device did you plug in?" i pressed Mic in but it didnt shows up again. If i choose Mic in my mic isnt even working and i dont have any audio and when i choose headphones i dont have mic. Next in Hardware and Sound in that windown "sound" i can see my mic but it says its not pluged in! ( i am using Headphones with mic on it).
And the problem isnt in my headset becouse on my old pc i plug in my headset and it works withnout any problem. If you have any time and wanted to help me i would be grateful. Thanks for help.
Great video however my problom isnt listed here, My problem is that my sound only works when I plug it into my monitor and not my laptop, And when I plug it into my monitor the microphone is switched to the crappy microphone in my laptop, If anyone knows how to fix this please let me know, this is really infuriating
Of COURSE it was muted by windows, SO annoying
Thank you for the video, that solved the problem
my computer picks up that i have a microphone, everything i try doesnt work
Have Sennheisser GSP 500 and recently my mice volume was low…long story short been battleing with it over a month, asking people around with no clear solution.π€ Than I have founded your video and my Microphone volume was too low in Sound–>Mic Properties….π So yea, thank you very much! Its working now! πππ
my headset is connected via USB and its on but it doesnt show up as an audio device so i cant do anything smh
mine doesnt show up in anything its glowing meaning its on.
I’ve followed all the thing that you said.. but I still can’t get my mic to work π
Before the control panel part helped me no problem ever since now that I got a new headset it keeps on disconnecting, unable to use mic on multiple app (ex. discord, GTA, basically any game that I played that uses mic) I’m on windows 11 (I think) idk what to do besides raging which is not helping, can you help me out?
i have a strange problem, i use 3.5 jack headphone with splitter, what ever i hear gets also repeated from my microphone. its so annoying to play valorant where teammates hear all the sound repeating.