USB microphone stops working when steam / games are opened

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BallSaxbury

The microphone I have is a Blue Snowball ICE, which works completely fine until I open a game or a game launcher. The mic doesn't disconnect or anything, it just stops picking up audio until I either 1) unplug and plug back in the microphone or 2) disable and enable the device. It also does not pick up the microphone on startup, unless I unplug it first.


I have:

Uninstalled and reinstalled the drivers

Tried every single USB port, front and back

Disabled exclusive mode in Advanced Properties

Checked that apps are allowed access to the microphone

Turned off some USB power saving settings

Updated Windows to latest release

Ran the troubleshooter - nothing found


Example scenario: I have discord open and I'm chatting on a voice channel. I open steam and my mic stops picking up audio.

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