Windows 10: My microphone is being detected as headphones

Discus and support My microphone is being detected as headphones in Windows 10 Drivers and Hardware to solve the problem; Hello! I try to connect my Bower microphone from Bower's Vlogger Pro Kit to my Windows 10 laptop. It doesn't show up in the Device Manager and I can't... Discussion in 'Windows 10 Drivers and Hardware' started by CatWillSCRATCH, Jul 6, 2023.

  1. My microphone is being detected as headphones


    Hello! I try to connect my Bower microphone from Bower's Vlogger Pro Kit to my Windows 10 laptop. It doesn't show up in the Device Manager and I can't control any of its properties. When I try to play audio while the microphone is plugged in, it seems that Windows is trying to send that audio to the microphone as if it is headphones, and like I said earlier, I can't configure the microphone because it isn't showing up in Device Manager or in settings.Thank you!

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    CatWillSCRATCH, Jul 6, 2023
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  2. sergO3 Win User

    Headphones microphone not detected

    Hi guys, my microphone worked well till someone changed some settings on my laptop and now idk how to change it back. I can hear in my headphones but the microphone is not detect. Only the laptop microphone works.... I have Steelseries arctis 3

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    sergO3, Jul 6, 2023
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  3. Microphone on Headphones Not Detected (Windows 10)

    I gave you many steps to force the headset microphone to show up. They would take more than an hour to perform, plus the way a forums works is interactively so we don't just give up after the first post but use feedback about your results to suggest more
    steps.

    See also fixes here that are working for microphones not detected:

    https://www.howtogeek.com/395296/fix-my-microph...
     
    Greg Carmack - Windows MVP 2010-19, Jul 6, 2023
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  4. ZoofyZoof Win User

    My microphone is being detected as headphones

    Microphone on Headphones Not Detected (Windows 10)

    I have the Astro A10 Headphones, which come with a microphone.

    I have done a couple things to try and find the microphone, but it does not show up anywhere, as if the headphones don't have a microphone at all.

    I've tried looking in the Recording tab of Sound on the volume mixer (I clicked on Show Disabled/Disconnected devices).

    I've also tried looking in Device Manager under Audio Inputs and outputs.

    These headphones are in perfect working condition but the microphone on them is not detected at all. In fact, I've had this problem across all headphones that have a built-in microphone. They are never, ever, detected anywhere, on the system.

    Please help... My laptop's built in microphone is good, but it picks up the sound of my keyboard and mouse, as well as generally everything, too loudly.

    It would be much better to use my headphone's microphone.
     
    ZoofyZoof, Jul 6, 2023
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