Why isn't My Headset Mic Working & How do I Fix it? - Windows & Software Settings
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- čas přidán 10. 07. 2024
- 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! :)
Here's the link to my video where I show how to change the Windows Privacy settings to get your mic working - • Headset Mic Quit Worki...
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. - • Why Doesn't My Headset...
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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! :)
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my mic was muted lmao
Same, I feel stupid now
omg... i feel really retarded rn
😂
Same I feel like Im the dumbest person in the world lol
SAME HERE! We are dumb!! hehehehehe
The unmute button, dude, you are a legend, I was going crazy.
wht place
Same looll
2 hours of troubleshooting to realize it was muted :( I work in IT as well....
@@The_Esav I actually almost bought a new headset, spent 3 days trying to fix it.
@Loki on PC Damn, that sucks.
I've had my computer using my webcam mic for almost 2 years now and had no idea how to fix this. Your tutorial helped my teammates be able to hear me better, thank you so much!
This guy just solved my problem .. i looked onto sooo many other videos but this is the best video. thank you soo much. keep up the good work
You've saved me from bashing my head on the wall twice now. Straight-forward, clear instructions, helpful time stamps. Fortunately I bookmarked your vid after the first time or I'd be certifiable by now. Thankyou so much.
Having switched back to PC from a Mac I had spent a couple hours addressing issues unique to PCs and was grumbling about how easy Macs are. The mic issue was driving me crazy. Muted...man, I feel like an idiot. You're a life and sanity saver!
same
My beats headset isn't even showing up in the sound using the 3.5mm jack. Any help?
I just wanna use the mic, the sounds comes out the headphones perfectly fine, both my PC and headphones are the 4 pin conductor/jack
I don't know why, but only my microphone and or my headset can work once at a time, I can't do them both at the same time
so, I started listening to your video and figured it out accidently on my own. But your energy is contagious. Must be the inspiration I got from that energy. Thanks😁
Man ive been going insane trying to fix this ready to go live and...your levels setting in control panel worked yassss, thanks loads for this
My issue was covered at 7:59 with setting the mic as default on all platforms. And mic sensitivity. Cheers great video
Absolutely legend! I’ve been figuring this out for almost a week now after seeing your video it worked great! Well done!
2 seconds in and you've fixed my problem. I had no idea my 3.5mm cable wasn't the microphone capable type
Thanks for this video!! It helped me get my mic working. Privacy settings would have been the last thing I would have checked. Awesome, thanks again.
it littereally took me 3 months to find out that it was muted...
Tobias Le juanito me too😅
big brain
oh my LMAO
r/woosh
Your pfp is perfect for this big brain move
I find it extremely unpractical that Windows 10 (and other versions of Windows BTW) make it so difficult to fix a microphone sound. All possible sound settings related to a microphone in Windows should be placed at ONE and only ONE single central place inside the control panel. And in there, there should also be a button that says "reset microphone to default settings" that works. We really don't care of all possible settings: all we want is that it works, that's it.
Also there should be another separate tab for headphone & speaker with all possible settings, and the settings must be on that page, not some kinds of links that bring us to another page.
@innocent same
Well said. I'm so sick and tired of it giving me random little links to "speak with manager" nonsensical shit, and other non-needed crap. So goddamn CONFUSING!
The thought that was put into the comment
I have an A10 gen 2 headset that works fine on my console but I just resent li built a pc and when I use the splitter cable it works. When I try using my microphone on the headset I literally have to shove my mic in my mouth to register it and my friends say it’s low . If anyone can help thank you
Why would the microphone even be disabled? It should always be working. Developers have gotten dumber as years go by.
9:30 the "Allow desktop apps to access your microphone" switch to on did it for me. Thank you very much!
thanks bro, I've been looking for this video for over a year!!!!
Dude ur actually the best, ur explaining is long yet effective and simple at the same time, i tried for like 2 days thx man
I was full on sobbing because I've been watching videos on this for so long and couldn't find any solution. Of course it was muted..
So true!
OMFG. THANK YOU FOR MAKING ME READ THIS. MINE WAS MUTED ASWELL IM ABOUT TO CRYYYYY
wtf cry why
@@WildCupcakes Cause i thought i had spent $60 on razer kraken to not work
@@AG-bd7bx ur all good then I get that, losing money like that sucks one of the worst feelings ever
Thank you, showing the RealTek Audio Control was enough to understand.
been trying to figure this out for a while now and finally found a video that fixed it so thanks.
Thanks a lot, mate! It was the privacy settings, I was not even able to see the green bars at the setting because mic was completely not allowed at the privacy settings. Great applause for going through the privacy as well! Well done!
Was trying to figure out my headseat problem for HOURS!!! This video fixed it in 1 min lol thanks man!!!
I got it to work when you suggested the Realtek window. Apparently, both my inputs at the front said headset instead of one headset and one mic in. Thank you!!!
Great video, straight to the point and fixed my issue
me: *does all of this stuff*
headset: *still doesnt work*
me: *sighs*
also me: *restarts pc*
headset: *starts working*
me: I-
I swear to god if this works.
@@Miabeloved did it work
@@Will-fs7oz No :(. But I fixed it after 7 more hours of troubleshooting.
Markersquire what did you do
@@Will-fs7oz When to the dell website. went to my device. Installed the audio drivers from there. AND MOST IMPORTANT downloaded the wavesmaxxaudio from the downloads list there. and when I got it working and plugged in the headphones, you can pick headset and the mic will work
Holy crap you are a life saver! I was confused by this for almost weeks and had to use my phone to talk in discord. You don't understand how awesome you thank you so much for making this video!
Very happy to hear this video was able to help you. Enjoy. :)
BRO THANM YOU SO MUCH MAN I WAS ABOUT TO HAVE A MENTAL BREAKDOWN, ive been trying to figure this out for hours your the goat
you are the goat my mic hasnt been working for a month and i never would have fixed in if it was not for this videos
Bruh you just saved me from struggle
Been looking for this kind of stuff and so far my mic is 100% working after watching this vid! Thanks a lot!
I've been having issues for years with my mic. It was the privacy setting. Thank you so much!
Glad I could help!
Ive had a problem with my audio for 5 months, the problem was that my headset did not connect its microphone to the computer. I resolved this problem by reinstalling realtek drivers, and checking the realtek audio console. Aamazing Video!
The Realtek Console... that damn thing. You are a life saver, man. Thank you!
I feel like a moron after watching this video. I went through so many articles and all it took was 2 clicks. You're a lifesaver!
Yea me too
Thank you for this video. I fixed my problem using realtek audio console which i didn't know i had lol. I just needed to switch from headphone to headset to i could use my mic. Big Thanks
It was the privacy settings all this time, now my Corsair HS80 max is going all out :D. Thank you so much.
Finally, after ten thousand years, my mic does actually work. Thanks a lot!
Three weeks of grief and FINALLY my microphone works. Thank you so much.
Great video and now is working, I follow u til the last options, thank u!
Fixed it thanks to your control panel portion, thanks man
Thanks! The Realtek audio console helped me, it randomly muted the mic when it had never done that before. Excellent video.
THANK YOU YOU HELP ME A LOT I WAS SO CONFUSED BUT THIS REALLY HELPED
what headset you use ?
i had to grant permission for apps to use my mic thanks to you i figured it out and its working again! ty so much!
Thanks, it worked when I checked the device advance setting in the realtek audio console part, i just chose headset.
Thanks so much, the bar in microsoft sound settings didn't show any movement when I talked, I simply had to turn my mic louder in its own settings (I think it was called levels) I'm so happy rn THANKS
nothing is working I cant use my headset mic at all. I can use the speakers in my headset but no mic. Pls help
Same nothing works and I tried everything in the video
Yensy u not understand lol?
@@tfrog9976 same and for som e reason people can hear my audio in their game
@@spirit.999 Same dude
Reinstall driver
THANK YOU SO MUCH MY SOLUTION WAS ADJUSTING SOUND SETTINGS IN THE CONTROL PANEL IM SO GRATEFUL!!!!!!!!
Thank you so much, I have been trying to fix my headset for ages.
Hey thanks so much man, for me it was in my privacy settings, the section at the end! you earned a like and I'm saving this video for later!
this finally fixed it! my recording audio was ALL the way down
7:52 This method helped me, because i could hear myself through my headset microphone but the green bars didnt go up and down when i talked. Thank you so much!
The control panel trick worked THANK YOU SO MUCH
Thank you this helped me , my problem was in the privacy section with the allow apps to use mic was off. Much love from Canuckastan ;-)
Incredibly helpful, thanks so much! Ben having this problem since I got my new pc, and it was crazy frustrating. This video helped me figure out what was wrong. Thank you very much!
Thanks for the upload!
The pop up advice worked well Tnx!!
Great video. Unfortunately, none of the steps here fixed my problem, but I did really appreciate your helping me walk through a lot of the possibilities.
same
Bro my headphone ( Bose QuietComfort 35 II ) doesn't pick up sound when it's connected via wired. Can you help me?
same for me
SO, I Had a Echo problem on windows 10x/11 and I went to Control Panel, Hardware and Sound, and Manage Audio Devices. It opens a Sound tab, Then click recording, then disable the same thing that you are using , for example I was using normally Realtek Speakers for Audio Output and Recording and expirienced echo. Then disable and done Thats all LOL. I AM SO DUMB :p
same
Man I know you get a lot of comments like this but for real, massive thank you to you! Ive had this problem where audio would come in through my headset but my voice was being picked up by the built-in webcam mic (which is terrible)
I never get the popup asking for headphones/headset, and it seems to have been on headphones by default. Turns out I could just open the advanced settings in the Realtek console and switch it to headset :facepalm:
Many hours I have spent trying to fix it, and your video finally did it. Thanks so much!
fuck man a reply to ya woulda been nice xD same problem
Thank you!!! My mic is working now :)
I am the stupidest person to ever exist. I spent hours and hours watching sketchy tutorials, reintalling drivers, removing my antivirus, blah blah blah blah blah. Just to find out that my mic was MUTED! THE FIRST THING IN THE VIDEO! I feel like such an idiot. You are a life saver man! Thank you so much.
this is insane cause my bro have been muting for a year and after watching this video, he can talk by his own mic. Thanks very much...
THANKS BRO MY MICROPHONE WAS MUTED FROM 3 MONTHS
💀
Same LOL
LMFAO
3 months?😂
Lol😂😂😂😂
This
Video
Actually
Helped
Thanks a lot bro!
No problem 👍
Thanks a lot, I had last problem with privacy ...great videos :D
Thanx dude. Still not fixed, but I believe I know why now. Love fixing things anyway. Awesome vid man!
After i watched this video, my headset start working... Thank you so much!
Brother this helped so much cheers mate.
Ty it helped, I got 3 mic, one at camera,second at phones, and my last one. Ty sir
This vid is very helpful, you saved my job interview! Thank you so much
For me, it was it being muted in the sound settings. I have been trying to figure it out for days, so much that I even went and exchanged the headset. Thank you so much for the help and video.
Was so mad the whole time but I found this video and it was the Windows update that reset my microphone settings in the settings app.
thank you so much my mic stopped working after my pc updated and I followed one of your steps and it worked i subbed
Thank you so much. I really don't use microphones I only play a bit offline not good at it , but man I really enjoy watching all your videos They are so helpful. Thanks again for all the time you put in to help the ones that dont know much..Have a great weekend my friend...
Thanks so much for checking the video out. I appreciate your support. It's always nice to read comment like yours. :) Hope you have a great weekend as well.
U r actully the best!!! So much timr ik trying to fix this problem! Tysm man, have a nice day
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.🤔 Than I have founded your video and my Microphone volume was too low in Sound-->Mic Properties....😒 So yea, thank you very much! Its working now! 👍👍👍
Thank you so much, I was so close to refunding my pc because i thought it was the PC was the problem. THANK YOU SO MUCH! you are the best
Got my problem solved...man ur genius
Thank you man. Just bought some new headphones and my friends couldn't hear me but now its alr. tysm
this video helped - thanks alot - i am a fan :D
Him: First, check if your mic is muted
Me: Shut up, im searching for a solution. Im not this stupid.
Me after this video: Checks mute button and sees that the mic is muted...
L
Me: don’t have mute button
Same thing happened to me lmaoo
Lol mine really didn’t work and i tried everything and then did fix it. But i was like: its still not working fck and gave this guy a dislike, it was just muted while i was fixing it and the solutions actually worked🤣
@@rain-dh7qh your display name tho
Oh thank you so much!!! Watched the other two videos you suggested and this was literally my last option and it worked at 5 mins. Thank you!!!!
I was looking for the solution for 2 days dudee u helped me broo
ive been searching for 3 hours on how to fix my mic and because of this video i unmuted my mic. thanks
Love how I feel like an idiot because my mic was somehow muted, lmao. Didn’t see that until I went to the Realtek console though. Thanks for the help.
Thank you, the mute hardware switch i didnt even know existed really confused me... even reinstalled drivers :D
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 and I was no longer in a reverb echo chamber. Thanks so much!
U FIXED IT AFTER 1 WHOLE YEAR THANK U
Thank you so much this helped out a lot! I need aduio for streams in the future and this just really made my day.
this is a great vid
i have never been able to use my headphone mic. i have always just bought a mic like a blue snowball, but they broke prette easely.
but thanks for the vid, it helped me
its FIXED U SAVED MY LIFE THANK U BRO I HAD TO MESS AROUND SO MUCH
Thank you so muchhhhh!!! Helped me a lot
Thank you very much! Simple, straight forward easy to follow!
thank you so much man, i used to just plug in my headset with a mic in my phone to talk to discord vc's and another pair of headphones in the pc to listen to whatever game we played
Umm why And how do you fit both on your head
Ear plugs for phone mic and headset for game because that what I did
tysm dude I finally got them to work!
Thanks a lot ! You helped with Realtek Audio Console, my problem with mic again thank you !
OMG THE REALTEK WORKED IM SOOO HAPPY I SPENDED 3HOURS ON THIS INSTEAD DOING HOMEWORK THANK YOU SOO MUCHHH
u need to be doing hw as ur spelling spelt as spended
Jokez huh??
Dang im doing this while im supposed to be doing school 😂🤣🤣
Oh man, do I feel stupid. RealTek Console had my headset muted, thus making everything else like Discord not recognize my mic, however I could hear anyone speaking, even music. I tried everything and was ready to return it, lol. Thank you for posting this video, seriously, no other articles I read mentioned the Manager.
thanks man! you make my day, nice content. have a good one 😁
thank you! it really helps me a lot
Thank you so much for helping me!