I will say that I put little effort into fixing it because I don't use onboard for mucfh, but I have seen a trend towards relying on microsoft for my onboard audio even when I go through the same steps. 3D SoundBack Beta 0.1 (Realtek 3D SoundBack restores audio effects, including surround sound, reverberation, and spatial effects, for legacy game titles when. The only function I used and still somewhat miss is the ability to designate each port for something other than intended. I often reset or reinstall windows and each time it's different. I have noticed over the past few years that the functionality has changed drastically. I have to ask what the realtek audio management software does that you need it for. But I do know that when I'm streaming on discord with an external usb dac/amp and an onboard input with a modmic, I get crosstalk which has me believing that part is software based. Double-click Sound, video and game controllers to expand that.

I don't know if it's an onboard thing or something to do with the wiring after the output/input. To redownload Realtek audio driver Windows, you have to press the Windows key + X hotkeys. But to address your original problem, headsets have an unfortunate side effect of bleeding output with input. Please let me know if you found out how to get the UI back. Same thing for me i deleted the driver because i was being an idiot and thinking that if i get rid of it people wouldnt hear my youtube videos or voice chat going from my headphones to my mic.

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