Headset mic not working in games and programs

[codybriancushing]

My mic under control panel > hardware and sound > sound shows its picking up sound but in programs like Discord and CSGO a mic is not recognized. It randomly started doing this the other day and I can't fix it.

Specs:

CPU: AMD FX-8320E Eight-Core Processor 3.20 GHz
GPU: NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1050
RAM: 12.0 GB
Motherboard: Asus M5A78L-M Plus/USB3
Case: Phanteks PH-EC416PSTG_BK Eclipse P400S Silent Edition
OS: Windows 10 Home 64-bit
Headset: Redragon GARUDA Gaming Heaset w/ Mic

 

[doolittle]

couple of things to check - windows privacy settings (Start > Settings > Privacy > Microphone) and check the setting for "allow apps to access your mic" then under "Choose which apps can access your mic" select what apps can access it.

If that does not work, you may have a driver issue so in your device manager (right-click on the start button and select "device manager" expand the "sound, video and game controllers" and remove the Realtek device, and also uninstall the Realtek application. Download the latest version from Asus for your board then reboot and reinstall.