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Can't activate microphone
Bought a simple Audio-Technica mike. No buttons, no software, just a jack to plug in. I plugged it into the rear jack on my motherboard (the correct "pink" jack) and I can see it activate the "recording" tab in the sound window.
I'm trying to communicate with Cortana, but she isn't reacting at all. How can I troubleshoot this situation? I don't see any activity on the vertical volume bar in the recording window. I guess one (noobish ) question is: How do I hear myself or cortana to check this out?