Earphone mic not being detected

sandyt said:

Then it's the voice changer app's problem, nothing to do with your driver or Windows 10.

Alright, but why wouldn't the earphone mic show as an input device on windows audio driver anyway? That shouldn't happen. Can you help me fix that?

markrobby said:

Alright, but why wouldn't the earphone mic show as an input device on windows audio driver anyway? That shouldn't happen. Can you help me fix that?

If your Earpeice/headphone is from a Phone that maybe the issue? Headphone mics are wired several different ways and not all are compatible with PC combo ports, for example most apple headphones with built in mics are wired differently using a non standard CTIA version vs than "normal" TRRS wired headphones, using the OMTP Standard or CTIA ( also known as AHJ ).

Kbird said:

If your Earpeice/headphone is from a Phone that maybe the issue? Headphone mics are wired several different ways and not all are compatible with PC combo ports, for example most apple headphones with built in mics are wired differently using a non standard CTIA version vs than "normal" TRRS wired headphones, using the OMTP Standard or CTIA ( also known as AHJ ).

I'm not entirely sure, I tried various different earphones but none of them would show as an input device BUT they do show as an input device on Linux (I have dual booted Manjaro with Windows) so I'm fairly certain it's a problem with Windows itself.

markrobby said:

I'm not entirely sure, I tried various different earphones but none of them would show as an input device BUT they do show as an input device on Linux (I have dual booted Manjaro with Windows) so I'm fairly certain it's a problem with Windows itself.

Have you checked these then :

Enable or Disable Microphone in Windows | Tutorials (tenforums.com)

Allow or Deny OS and Apps Access to Microphone in Windows 10 | Tutorials (tenforums.com)


Normal I would say that the Driver on th eNotebook's manufacturer's page is the best place to start and then try/ask on threads like

Determine the HDA Realtek driver needed for your Audio Solved - Windows 10 Forums (tenforums.com)

and

Latest Realtek HD Audio Driver Version [2] - Windows 10 Forums (tenforums.com)

Kbird said:

Have you checked these then :

Enable or Disable Microphone in Windows | Tutorials (tenforums.com)

Allow or Deny OS and Apps Access to Microphone in Windows 10 | Tutorials (tenforums.com)


Normal I would say that the Driver on the notebook's manufacturer's page is the best place to start and then try/ask on threads like

Determine the HDA Realtek driver needed for your Audio Solved - Windows 10 Forums (tenforums.com)

and

Latest Realtek HD Audio Driver Version [2] - Windows 10 Forums (tenforums.com)

Yes, my microphone is already enabled.
The driver from Acer's website is the Realtek one and it doesn't even show headphones as an input or output device, it just shows Realtek HD Audio, that's it.