Stereo Mix enabled but not picking up sound


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Good afternoon ,

I am really puzzled with stereo mix on windows 11 - it is setup and enabled , I have speakers connected by 3.5mm jack in rear of PC. Everything looks like it should be working fine , but when you go to sounds there is no readout to show any input being received by stereo mix and it records silence in sound recorder - even though it is set as default recording device ....

I have tried everything I can think of , any pointers or advice will be gratefully received thanks

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My Computer

System One

  • OS
    windows 11
    Computer type
    PC/Desktop
    Manufacturer/Model
    Dell T3620
    CPU
    Intel(R) Core(TM) i5-6500 CPU @ 3.20GHz 3.19 GHz
    Memory
    32GB

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  • OS
    Win11 Pro RTM
    Computer type
    Laptop
    Manufacturer/Model
    Dell Vostro 3400
    CPU
    Intel Core i5 11th Gen. 2.40GHz
    Memory
    12GB
    Hard Drives
    256GB SSD NVMe M.2
  • Operating System
    Windows 11 Pro RTM x64
    Computer type
    PC/Desktop
    Manufacturer/Model
    Dell Vostro 5890
    CPU
    Intel Core i5 10th Gen. 2.90GHz
    Memory
    16GB
    Graphics card(s)
    Onboard, no VGA, using a DisplayPort-to-VGA adapter
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    24" Dell
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thanks for the prompt reply - I hadn't even checked that as I have used it ok with windows 7 and 10 on some elder lower spec devices we have . Do you think that could be the case ? - I have not noticed any other issues.
 

My Computer

System One

  • OS
    windows 11
    Computer type
    PC/Desktop
    Manufacturer/Model
    Dell T3620
    CPU
    Intel(R) Core(TM) i5-6500 CPU @ 3.20GHz 3.19 GHz
    Memory
    32GB
I don't know it for a fact, just that if something is not meeting specs there could be unknown issues come up.
 

My Computers

System One System Two

  • OS
    Win11 Pro RTM
    Computer type
    Laptop
    Manufacturer/Model
    Dell Vostro 3400
    CPU
    Intel Core i5 11th Gen. 2.40GHz
    Memory
    12GB
    Hard Drives
    256GB SSD NVMe M.2
  • Operating System
    Windows 11 Pro RTM x64
    Computer type
    PC/Desktop
    Manufacturer/Model
    Dell Vostro 5890
    CPU
    Intel Core i5 10th Gen. 2.90GHz
    Memory
    16GB
    Graphics card(s)
    Onboard, no VGA, using a DisplayPort-to-VGA adapter
    Monitor(s) Displays
    24" Dell
    Hard Drives
    512GB SSD NVMe, 4TB Seagate HDD
    Browser
    Firefox, Edge
    Antivirus
    Windows Defender/Microsoft Security
How strange , I think the spec is showing differently to that I entered my spec is: Dell T3620 with Intel(R) Core(TM) i5-6500 CPU @ 3.20GHz 3.19 GHz , may still be not good enough or could be that it has on board sound....
 

My Computer

System One

  • OS
    windows 11
    Computer type
    PC/Desktop
    Manufacturer/Model
    Dell T3620
    CPU
    Intel(R) Core(TM) i5-6500 CPU @ 3.20GHz 3.19 GHz
    Memory
    32GB
That Core i5-6500 is a 6th Generation but according to the list needs to be an 8th. I have a Core i7-7440 that won't meet the specs.

What type keyboard, one with multi-media controls? Maybe the issue is with it's keys.
 

My Computers

System One System Two

  • OS
    Win11 Pro RTM
    Computer type
    Laptop
    Manufacturer/Model
    Dell Vostro 3400
    CPU
    Intel Core i5 11th Gen. 2.40GHz
    Memory
    12GB
    Hard Drives
    256GB SSD NVMe M.2
  • Operating System
    Windows 11 Pro RTM x64
    Computer type
    PC/Desktop
    Manufacturer/Model
    Dell Vostro 5890
    CPU
    Intel Core i5 10th Gen. 2.90GHz
    Memory
    16GB
    Graphics card(s)
    Onboard, no VGA, using a DisplayPort-to-VGA adapter
    Monitor(s) Displays
    24" Dell
    Hard Drives
    512GB SSD NVMe, 4TB Seagate HDD
    Browser
    Firefox, Edge
    Antivirus
    Windows Defender/Microsoft Security
Thanks for the ideas and feedback , I think you are correct with the ALC3861 , yes 100% level ,do you think it might be worth investing in a sensible sound card ?
atb

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My Computer

System One

  • OS
    windows 11
    Computer type
    PC/Desktop
    Manufacturer/Model
    Dell T3620
    CPU
    Intel(R) Core(TM) i5-6500 CPU @ 3.20GHz 3.19 GHz
    Memory
    32GB
TBH I am not over fussed about sound quality on my PC , more interested in just getting stereo mix (what u hear) working so I can sort music etc for my playlists in the car...
 

My Computer

System One

  • OS
    windows 11
    Computer type
    PC/Desktop
    Manufacturer/Model
    Dell T3620
    CPU
    Intel(R) Core(TM) i5-6500 CPU @ 3.20GHz 3.19 GHz
    Memory
    32GB
An update ,I dig some further digging and I found the solution with this VB-Audio Virtual Apps

Hope it helps someone else too.
 

My Computer

System One

  • OS
    windows 11
    Computer type
    PC/Desktop
    Manufacturer/Model
    Dell T3620
    CPU
    Intel(R) Core(TM) i5-6500 CPU @ 3.20GHz 3.19 GHz
    Memory
    32GB
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