It seems my microphone and speaker devices are swapped somehow. 

![device](https://i.stack.imgur.com/FE5UP.png)

(Note that this device can detect whether my mic is unplugged/ plugged in)

I cannnot input sound using my microphone

However, when I try to record sound

![record](https://i.stack.imgur.com/ddGGg.png)

It records system sounds instead of my microphone. 

Also, when trying to configure speech recognition

![recog](https://i.stack.imgur.com/WjizX.png)

It picks up system sounds rather than my microphone. 

I think I am missing some conceptual understanding of how devices work on windows. 

How do I fix this so I can use my microphone again?

**EDIT**

![realtec](https://i.stack.imgur.com/EjHup.png)

![mic](https://i.stack.imgur.com/VYHPK.png)

I'm currently using the pink front panel for mic input