Oh I already did that. I clicked "show disabled" since the other was already clicked. Nothing new came up.
But these are the ones that appear under recording along with their statuses:
Headest Microphone - Disconnected
Integrated Microphone Array - Default Device
External Mic - Ready
Stereo Mix - Currently unavailable
Ok, so when you make sound, does a green bar rise and fall next to the integrated mic?
no. nothing happens.
Ok. Then click on the start menu, move the cursor to "computer", right click, then click "manage". A UAC will pop up, click "yes". Then a window will open, and in the left side panel, click "Device Manager". Is anything there listed with an exclamation point or question mark next to it?
The "bluetooth peripheral device" under "other devices" has an exclamation mark but that would not affect the microphone would it?
i tried to update drivers for that and it said none were available.
It probably isn't the microphone. Do you have another mic to plug in to see if that one works?
yes. still not working.
Ok. Have you tried uninstalling the driver, then reinstalling it?
Did it. Still nothing.
Ok. Try going to the start menu, then typing "cmd". Right click on the command prompt and click "run as administrator". Then type "sfc /scannow". It will take some time.
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