Need help with 3.5mm jack ASAP

[dimashr12345]

Hey, guys.

I have an Acer Aspire V3-572G laptop. It has a single 3.5mm jack (like on smartphones), which is used for both, input and output. Usually, when I plugged a device into the jack, a small window would pop up asking me what the device is (speaker, headphones, headset, microphone, etc.), but I think that one time I accidentally ticked "Do not ask again (or something)", and chose the headphones. Now, I want to use a microphone, but no window pops up. Can someone help me get this window to pop up again? Thanks in advance.

 

[gilbadon]

Just right click that speaker to the lower right hand side and select Playback or Recording devices. From there you will see Speakers / Headphones. Click in them and then click "Set Default". You can do the same thing in recording options in the Recording tab.

 

[WildCard999]

Go to Start > Hardware & Sound > Sound, there should be an option to change the device. Try that.

 

[dimashr12345]

Just right click that speaker to the lower right hand side and select Playback or Recording devices. From there you will see Speakers / Headphones. Click in them and then click "Set Default". You can do the same thing in recording options in the Recording tab.

I tried to do that, but the problem is that the microphone is not seen. I had a different window popping up.

 

[dimashr12345]

Go to Start > Hardware & Sound > Sound, there should be an option to change the device. Try that.

That doesn't work. The microphone is not seen.

 

[WildCard999]

Go to Start > Hardware & Sound > Sound, there should be an option to change the device. Try that.

That doesn't work. The microphone is not seen.

If you right-click in that screen you should have an option to show disabled devices.

 

[dimashr12345]

Go to Start > Hardware & Sound > Sound, there should be an option to change the device. Try that.

That doesn't work. The microphone is not seen.

If you right-click in that screen you should have an option to show disabled devices.

That doesn't help. All that appears is the stereo mixer, which does not appear. What I need is the small window that pops up and lets me choose what to use.