Windows 10: Windows 11 thinks my headphones are an input device

Hello,I am having a very frustrating problem with my new Windows 11 PC. When I plug my headphones simple headphones, not a headset with mic in to the front panel headphone jack, the PC recognises it as an input device instead of an output device, meaning I do not get any sound output.This is observable both in my Asus Xonar Soundcard Control Panel the headphones pop up as "FP microphone" and also in the Windows sound settings, where the input/output devices are listed.My speakers plugged into the sound card at rear of PC work fine and if I plug my headphones into the same slot at the re

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Headphones not showing up in the input devices

Everytime I plug in my headphones the audio sounds fine but it does not record sound. I've tried using the same headphones with my phone and it works fine. When it does record sound its using the mic next to the camera because my headphones just does not
show up in the input devices list.

 

My headphones will not act as an input and output device

Hi, I have a Astro Gaming A10 headset. My headset has a mic and I'm able to both speak and listen when i use it on Xbox. However when i plug it into my Windows 11 PC it will only detect as an input, allowing me only to speak, or as an output, allowing me only to hear. When i look at the sound settings it will only show the headphones as input or output and will not appear if i click on the opposite setting. These are the microphone specs

• Microphone: 0.24 in (6 mm) uni-directional microphone
  
• Ear coupling: Over-Ear
  
• Connection: 0.14 in (3.5 mm) 5 Pole Jack
  
• Drivers: 1.30 in (33 mm) Neodynamic
  

I made sure to check if my computer was updated and that the headphones are not physically broken. Essentially i can only have input or output on the headphones.

Thanks in advance for any help!

 

Headphone Connection

Hello,

Thank you for your interest in Windows 10!

I understand that the headphones are not working when you connect then through the jack on your Windows 10 operating system. I will certainly help you with the query. I would appreciate if you could help us with more information

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  Have you checked plugging the headphone to a different jack on the same computer?
  
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  Have you checked if any other sound device work fine when plugged to the problematic jack?
  

This issue might be occurring due to incompatible drivers or broken jack. There might be a possibility that the headphone is not compatible with windows 10 operating system. Hence I would suggest you to follow the below mentioned
steps and check if that helps.

Method 1:
Hardware and devices troubleshooter

The built-in hardware and devices troubleshooter can automatically detect and fix most of the incorrect settings and errors that could cause issues with hardware. I would suggest you to run this troubleshooter to check if there is any issue with
the display adapter. Refer top these steps:

• Open Control Panel
• Click on Troubleshooting and select the view all option on the left pane.
• Click on Hardware and devices troubleshooter and follow the prompts.

Try method 2, if the issue persist

Method 2: If the Hardware and Devices troubleshooter do not fix
the issue then I would suggest you to uninstall the drivers and reboot the computer to get the updated drivers installed for the headphone. Please follow below mentioned steps:

• Open Control Panel
• Click on Device Manager and select the audio input and output drivers
• Right click on driver that appears after plugging the headphone and click on uninstall
• After uninstalling, unplug the headphone and restart the computer
• Plugging the headphone again and the computer will detect the updates drivers automatically.
  

Now check if the headphones work on the computer or not.

Hope this information is helpful. Please write back to us if you need any further assistance, we'll be glad to assist you.