Welcome back, this video will show you how to setup your headphones and microphone or
headset with a mic in Windows 10. If you just want to set up headphones, then you can follow
the first part of the video and you won’t have to worry about the microphone part.
Hopefully when you plug in your headphones, you’ll be able to tell that they are working
by just playing sounds to test. You can test both your headphones and microphone from the
sound settings. To get here, right click on the sound icon in the taskbar and then select
open sound settings. You can also get here from the main settings page by going to system
and then sound. If you’re playing sound, you should see the blue bar moving with the
volume. If that’s the case, then your headphones are working normally. If you don’t hear
any noise but the bar is moving, then another device may be playing the sound so ensure
that you have chosen the correct output device at the top of this page. If you can’t see
your device, we’ll now make sure that it is connected and enabled in the sound control
panel. You can get here from the sound settings page, it’s a blue option on the right side.
In here, make sure you are in the playback tab and find the device you want to setup.
If it says disabled, right click on it and select enable. You can also set is as the
default device if you wish. If you don’t see your device here, right click an option
and select show disabled devices and show disconnected devices. If you still don’t
see it, ensure that it is connected correctly and perhaps try another port on your PC. If
for some reason, your headphones aren’t being recognised by Windows then you try following
some of the tips in the video that can be found in the description or on the card on
screen now. If your headphones are working, then there
are a few default settings you can change to your preference. Staying in the sound control
panel, double click on your device to open the headphone properties. The enhancements
tab should include a few things you can change, for example you may be able to add a bass
boost. The options in here will probably differ depending on the headset or headphones you
have. In the advanced tab, you can change the sound quality and test it with the play
button. There may also be other tabs to edit some of the settings, again depending on your
headset. We’ll now look at setting up the microphone.
The process will be similar to the method of setting up the headphones so first we’ll
test it if you haven’t already. To test it, go to the sound settings, you can get
here by right clicking the sound icon in the taskbar and then choosing open sound settings.
Firstly, check that the correct microphone is selected in the input section. Also, ensure
that your microphone is unmuted. Speak and you should see the bar move with the noise
you make. If that happens then the microphone is working. If not, we need to check that
it is enabled and connected, just like we did with the headphones. To do this, click
on sound control panel again but this time click on the recording tab. Find your microphone
from this list and right click on it and select enable and set it as the default if you want
to. If you don’t see it on the list, make sure that the disabled and disconnected devices
are showing by right clicking and checking the options. If you still don’t see your
microphone, check that you are using the right port and the connections aren’t broken.
If your microphone still doesn’t work or isn’t detected by Windows, then click the
card now or follow the link in the description to view my video which has plenty of possible
solutions to fix the problem. If it is working and depending on the microphone, there may
be some settings that we can change. Double click on your microphone and go to the levels
tab first to change the sensitivity of the microphone if you want to. You can then change
the quality too in the advanced tab. Remember to click ok or apply to save your changes.
Some of these settings may be different depending on the microphone you have.
And so that’s how to set up headphones and a microphone in Windows 10. Your headset or
headphones may be able to change some of the things we did via a controller if it has one,
so you won’t necessarily need to change the settings within the sound control panel.
I hope you found the video helpful, if you did remember to leave a like and feel free
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