Solutions 6-9 will help you fix your audio drivers and give you some other general tips that could tip the scales in favor of your microphone actually doing its job. In Windows, type find and fix audio into Search, or right-click the speaker icon on the taskbar and select Troubleshoot sound problems. This is another bigger issue that you can easily find in your headphones, and it’s your audio driver. If so, turn it off, plug in your headphones and see if they work again.

Double-check that your computer isnt muted in Windows or in the audio application you. Check if your headphones are connected to or paired with a different device via Bluetooth. If you’re using a Bluetooth recording device then all the solutions will be helpful, but pay extra attention to solution 5. Laptop headphone jack not working in Windows 10. My Computer Has No Sound Even With Headsets Make Sure Audio is Enabled. If you’re planning to get new wired headphones/headset or if you think you might be having a hardware issue, solution 4 would walk you through the hardware basics that you need in order to avoid common compatibility issues. Solutions 1-3 are basic checks and configurations everyone should make sure they’ve done. If you think you know what the problem is, though, you can jump directly to the corresponding solution. We recommend following the solutions one by one and checking your microphone after each one to check if the problem is gone. Try completely uninstalling the realtek drivers and then reboot and see if Windows propitery audio drivers detect.

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