So bear with me for I'm not all that great with tech.
The current headset I'm using, the microphone is dead on them but the speakers still work, the microphone a friend lent to me basically doesn't seem to work on my end but he said it still works, he just stopped using it for a different one. What happens is that when I plug the desktop microphone into my usb port (I have 2 usb 3.0 ports on the left side of my laptop), it seems to just turn off my headsets speakers completely.
The headphones I'm using are Logitech G430 and the desktop microphone that has been lent to me is called Tonor USB Desktop Microphone and apparently they are intended for gaming.
Please and thank you
a.) install up-to-date drivers for your microphone
b.) ensure that the headphones are set as the default playback device and the microphone is set as the default recording device in windows' settings
Thanks!