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For some reason it says that headphones and mic are connected yet for some reason the mic still wont work the audio is great but the mic just wont work it has worked before and from what i can tell when i plugged the headphones into my pc that's when it stopped working although i may be wrong on that. I'm very sorry if that information is not helpful but its all I have.
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It seems as though unfortunately that did not work my microphone shows up now but it still doesn't record my voice i tried it on a few different games and 3 microphone testers and the whole time it didn't work but it says my microphone is on so I have no idea what is wrong with it.
Hi William. My name is Lester, and I am an Independent Advisor. I'm sorry that you are experiencing this issue. I'd be more than happy to assist you.
Are there any changes made before the issue?
Please connect your Headphone and try the following:
Press the Windows key + R
In the Run box that appears, type mmsys.cpl, then press Enter.
Select the Recording tab
Right-click your Headphone Microphone and click Enable.
Right-click it again, and set it as Default Device.
Right-click Headphone Microphone and click Properties.
In the Levels tab, drag the volume slider towards the largest value, then click OK.
Proceed to the Advanced Tab and uncheck the box that says "Allow applications to take exclusive control on this device.
I hope this information is helpful. Please don't hesitate to reach out if you have any more questions. Thank you
