Windows 10: mic being detected as speaker windows 11

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Laptop won't detect speaker and mic

I run W10 on a Dell Inspiron laptop. Today, my laptop stopped recognizing my speaker and mic. I had just installed update KB5016616, and now my laptop won't detect my speaker and mic. I uninstalled what I think to be the device inquest and rebooted; the driver came back, but the devices still aren't detected. (FWIW, my headphones work, but not my speaker.) I've also run dism to fix any problems with system files, but that didn't help. The devices aren't listed in "Settings," and elsewhere my AMD audio is not connected. How do I fix this?

 

mic being detected as speaker (windows 11)

Hi Ali, I am , a fellow Microsoft user like you.

I understand you're having issues with your mic being detected as a speaker. I'm here to help. Could you tell me a little more about the issue? What is the model of your audio device, and how do you connect it to your PC?

What troubleshooting steps have you already taken?

Any additional information you can provide will be helpful in diagnosing and resolving your problem.

Let's work together to resolve the issue.

 

No mic will work windows 11

I have tried using Bluetooth device (speaker is fine/no mic), the laptop on board speakers are fine/no mic, a 3.5mm jack headset (speaker is fine/no mic) and a USB headset (speaker is fine/no mic). I haven't found a solution for this issue.

I have tried updating Windows 11, updating the audio drivers, making sure the mic is usable by all apps, uninstalling audio devices in device manager and restarting, and stopping Windows audio services in services.msc and starting them back up.

Nothing seems to work. I tried running a troubleshooter and it came up with an error and couldn't proceed. I'm not at home, so I will update with the error code when I get a chance.

Any suggestions on how to get microphones to work on this computer?