Wired headset outputs microphone audio instead of xbox audio

Thank you for verifying! Have you tried changing your default microphone in both the Xbox app and the Xbox Game Bar?

Xbox Game Bar:

• Open the Xbox Game Bar
  
• Go to your "Audio" widget
  
• Select the "Voice" tab
  
• Change your "WINDOWS DEFAULT INPUT" to the headset or microphone you'd like to use.
  
• Change your "DEFAULT COMMUNICATIONS OUTPUT" and your "DEFAULT COMMUNICATIONS INPUT" to the headset or microphone you'd like to use.
  
• Scroll down to "More Settings"
  
• Click "Xbox Party Chat"
  
• Change your "AUDIO OUTPUT" to the headset or microphone you'd like to use.
  
• Change your "AUDIO INPUT" to the headset or microphone you'd like to use.
  

Verify that "push to talk" is not enabled

Xbox app:

• Open the Xbox app
  
• Click your profile icon at the top right corner of the page
  
• Select "Settings"
  
• Select "Audio"
  
• Set your default "Input device" to the headset or microphone you'd like to use.
  
• Set your default "Output device" to the headset or microphone you'd like to use.
  

Verify that "push to talk" is not enabled

This is the response "No option for Audio to be played on the speakers with the chat headset connected whilst leaving the chat microphone in use. No way to route the output audio to an external speaker system."

And that it may be included in the future.

Ruby could you try steps provided in this thread:

https://answers.microsoft.com/en-us/xbox/forum/...

More specific too:

"Xbox Game Bar:

Open the Xbox Game Bar

Go to your "Audio" widget

Select the "Voice" tab

Change your "WINDOWS DEFAULT INPUT" to the headset or microphone you'd like to use.

Change your "DEFAULT COMMUNICATIONS OUTPUT" and your "DEFAULT COMMUNICATIONS INPUT" to the headset or microphone you'd like to use.

Scroll down to "More Settings"

Click "Xbox Party Chat"

Change your "AUDIO OUTPUT" to the headset or microphone you'd like to use.

Change your "AUDIO INPUT" to the headset or microphone you'd like to use.

Verify that "push to talk" is not enabled

Xbox app:

Open the Xbox app

Click your profile icon at the top right corner of the page

Select "Settings"

Select "Audio"

Set your default "Input device" to the headset or microphone you'd like to use.

Set your default "Output device" to the headset or microphone you'd like to use.

Verify that "push to talk" is not enabled"

Please also double check if you have audio enhancements enabled, if yes disable it.

You can follow this quick tutorial:

https://www.intowindows.com/turn-on-or-off-audi...

Hi and thanks for reaching Microsoft Xbox gamer's community. My name is Josef.
I'm an Independent Advisor and a Microsoft Xbox user like you.

Hope you're doing great today Robin

Try this:

Open the Xbox Game Bar > Go to "Audio" widget
> select "Voice" tab > Change your "Windows Default input" to the headset or microphone you'd like to use.

Then change your "Default Communications Output" and your "Default Communications Input" to the headset or microphone you'd like to use.

Scroll down to "More Settings" > "Xbox Party Chat"
> Change "Audio Output" to the headset you'd like to use
Then Change your "Audio Input" to the headset or microphone you'd like to use.

Verify that "push to talk" is not enabled

The do this on Xbox app:

Click your profile icon at the top right corner of the page > "Settings" > "Audio"
Set your default "Input device" to the headset you'd like to use.
Set your default "Output device" to the headset or microphone you'd like to use.
Verify that "push to talk" is not enabled

Please also double check if you have audio enhancements enabled, if yes disable it.
You can follow this quick tutorial:
https://www.intowindows.com/turn-on-or-off-audi...

Hello there Kai, if you have a tv + speakers and want to use a headset instead you simply need to go to settings > volume & audio output > hdmi audio > headset format. If that does not sork you can go into additional options and check the ‘’mute speaker audio when headset attached’’ and party output to headset instead of speakers.

Hope you have an amazing rest of your day!

Best regards

Defty