I removed the internal microphone - how do I get it back?

OK, I did a very stupid thing. It was late at night, I was recording - something I've done many times before - but the computer is brand new (L540 ThinkPad).
I was recording through the USB port from a synthesizer  with a Audio to USB interface, and the internal microphone on the ThinkPad was recording room noises along with the synth, so I went to the control panel, clicked Sound, went to the Recording Tab and removed the RealTek internal microphone from the system.
Well, like I said, that was a stupid thing to do when I could have muted it with the F4 key - but this is the first computer I've ever had with that feature so I didn't think of it. I've been using ThinkPads since the R30, I've had R40, R50 and R60 series. You know I've seen the icon there, so I should have known, but like I said, it's late, and I've been working on this song since before noon today.
So now the question is this. Since I obviously removed it from the system, is there any way to get it back?
If so, step by step how do I do that?
I googled and couldn't find the answer - perhaps I didn't use the magic search terms.
I apologize for being such a dummy, I'm not always that stupid, but on occasion I am.
I hope there is a way to get it back into the system - I'm sure it's physically there.
Thanks for any help you can offer.
Bob "Notes" Norton
Bob "Notes" Norton
owner, Norton Music http://www.nortonmusic.com
Aftermarket styles for Band-in-a-Box and Microsoft Songsmith
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I am unsure what exactly you did (which Windows version by the way?), because I think there is no option to *delete* a device from that screen (only disable).
When you right-click there, do you have a "Hide disabled devices" option? If yes, enable it and then enable the device again.
If that does not help, check device manager - if you have your microphone there, but disabled, try to re-enable it there. If you have some unknown audio device instead, reinstall the audio driver. If you have neither, the "add new hardware wizard" (hdwwiz.exe) should find it again for you - but I think it should be found again at the next reboot anyway.

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