It seems my microphone and speaker devices are swapped somehow.
(Note that this device can detect whether my mic is unplugged/ plugged in)
I cannnot input sound using my microphone
However, when I try to record sound
It records system sounds instead of my microphone.
Also, when trying to configure speech recognition
It picks up system sounds rather than my microphone.
I think I am missing some conceptual understanding of how devices work on windows.
How do I fix this so I can use my microphone again?
EDIT
I'm currently using the pink front panel for mic input
Best Answer
As you're using Realtek you could try opening the Realtek audio manager swapping what port does what by right clicking on the port on the right hand side and chose connector retasking.
It's worked for me before when i needed to swap something - so hopefully fixes your issue.