Change Default Sound Input Device from Settings
This option is only available starting with Windows 10 build 17035.
1 Open Settings, and click/tap on the System icon.
2 Click/tap on Sound on the left side, and Choose your input device you want from the drop menu on the right side. (see screenshot below)
You will not be able to choose if you do not have more than one input device connected.
3 When finished, you can close Settings if you like.
OPTION TWO
Change Default Sound Input Device from Sound Control Panel
If you like, you can open Run (Win+R), copy and paste the command below into Run, and click/tap on OK to directly open "Recording" devices in the Sound panel.[/I]rundll32.exe shell32.dll,Control_RunDLL mmsys.cpl,,1
2 Click/tap on the Recording tab, and perform one of the actions below you want to use to set the default input (recording) device. (see screenshots below)
- Right click or press and hold on the recording device, and click/tap on Set a Default Device.
- Select a recording device, and either:
- Click/tap on Set Default to set for both "Default Device" and "Default Communication Device".
- Click/tap on the drop menu arrow to the right of Set Default, and click/tap on Default Device.
- Click/tap on the drop menu arrow to the right of Set Default, and click/tap on Default Communication Device. This will not be set as the "Default Device"
3 Click/tap on OK when finished. (see screenshot below)
That's it,
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