Windows 8.1 Bootcamp External Mic stopped registering

Im using Windows 8.1 installed on my macbook through bootcamp. Yesterday I booted up Windows to find that the mic on my gaming headset is no longer being recognized, according to my laptop it doesnt even exist. I have spent all day looking for fixes, and it worked fine before. I am using the combined jack that MacBooks have, combining audio and microphone. The microphone still works fine on iOS, and i also tried my apple headphones with the microphone and had the same response.
Reinstalled all drivers.
Headphones are set as default device.
All drivers associated have been updated.
I even did a fresh install of Windows, which fixed nothing.
Please help!!!!

Your headphone port is a combined analog/optical port. The faint red-light indicates that the microswitch which controls the analog v optical output is stuck.
1. You can try a SMC reset - Resetting the System Management Controller (SMC) on your Mac - Apple Support
2. You can plug the headphone jack gently a couple of times, which should release the microswitch, and the red light should turn off.
3. Do you get audio from your internal speakers? Please also see Troubleshooting issues with no audio from built-in speakers on Macs - Apple Support. This has the bit about the red light.
If the Internal Speakers option does not appear in the Output tab and your computer is not a Mac Pro, check that Digital Out is present as in the image below:
Confirm again that all external audio devices and cables have been removed.
Check to see if a red light is lit in the line-out port. If so, your Apple computer may need service.
If you do not see a red light, proceed to step 5.

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