Windows 10: Realtek mic jack saying its unplugged when its not broken or anything. My headset is...

Was trying to talk to someone then realized my microphone wasn't working at all and have no idea how it stopped. Any help?

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Headset Mic and Realtek drivers

Hey so funny thing, like I said, when i plug in my gaming headset vie splitter (mic, headphone), the mic does not work, it is if it only picks up noise, nothing else, like a little whitenoise generator. So after reading some stuff I tried something funny, I actually unplugged my microphone from my headset and plugged it directly via the mic input on my laptop, while headset was plugged in via headphone jack and what do you know, the mic works, so WTF is happening? lol I read somewhere that the realtek manager app is messing everything up and not recognizing headphones or headsets, not sure if it's true, but was wondering if anyone has some thoughts about it.

 

Realtek(R) Jack Mic not working.

The Realtek(R) Jack Mic isn't able to recognize that I have earbuds with a microphone plugged in, I've tried using an audio jack splitter adapter, the one that splits both channels and it just keeps saying it isn't plugged in. It also seems the Jack mic, when searching for it's driver on the device manager doesn't seem to show up, only showing stereo mic and intel array. I've tried troubleshooter and that says it's unplugged too. It's frustrating and detrimental, and I'd like help please.

 

Headset mic

PC Specs will help us help you.

What is the brand/model of the headset mic combo?

What front panel audio jack(s) do you have? Some are only mic or only headset, some can be either mic or headset whichever is plugged in and some are combination headset/mic.