I'm trying to use a headset microphone for the first time since 'upgrading' to Windows 11. Both the headphones and the microphone are recognized and work fine according to Windows, but there's no sound being captured. I've tested this in Discord, Chrome, and Windows sound settings. The microphone volume is set to 100% and I've even turned up the microphone boost to 30 dB in case it was just being quiet, to no avail. So far I've tried:
Both rear and front jacks with and without a splitter
Two different headsets with two different microphones and cables
Reinstalling Realtek audio drivers
Several computer restarts before and after reinstalling drivers
Windows Build/Version
Windows 11 Home
My Computer
At a glance
Windows 11 HomeAMD Ryzen 5 5600G16GB DDR4NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3070 Ti
Samsung SSD 850 EVO 250GB SATA Device (250 GB, SATA-III)
Internet Speed
VDSL 50 Mbps
Browser
MICROSOFT EDGE
Antivirus
WINDOWS DEFENDER
Other Info
Legacy MBR installation, no TPM, no Secure Boot, no WDDM 2.0 graphics drivers, no SSE4.2, cannot get more unsupported ;) This is only my test laptop. I had installed Windows 11 here before upgrading my main PC. For my main PC I use everyday see my 2nd system specs.
