Windows 10: Can't use my microphone cause its set as a disc player?

Hello, I a quite in a hurry and don't know what is going on with my microphone. It doesn't work I have an important meeting later so I hope you can answer fast.My microphone is set as a disc player and I don't know how to change that.

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Windows Media Player can"t detect a disc

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Hi, my Windows Media Player can"t detect a disc i have inserted. The disc is new and other discs do work. Any suggestions would be helpful. Thanks.

 

Windows Media Player can"t detect a disc

Hi
Ginamontenegro,

Thank you for writing to Microsoft Community Forums.

Could you please help me with the below questions:

• What is the format of the Disk?
  
• Do you receive any error message when you insert the disk?
  
• Have you checked if the disk is working in any other PC?
  

I suggest you to follow the steps mentioned below:

Method 1: Starting the service.

1. Press Windows and
   R key together on your Keyboard.
2. Type Services.msc and hit enter.
3. Search for “Shell Hardware Detection".
   
4. Right click on the service, select Properties > Change Startup type to Automatic.
   
5. Click on Start to start the service > Click on Apply and Ok.
   

Method 2: Run the Inbuilt troubleshooter.

1. Click on the Settings icon from the start menu.
   
2. Click on Updates and Security> Click on Troubleshoot from the left panel of the window.
3. Click on Hardware and Devices > Click on Run the troubleshooter.
   
4. Follow the on screen instructions and check if it fixes the issue.
   

If you are able to view other discs except one, then the issue could be with the disc that you are trying to access. There could also be a possibility that the format of the media is not supported by Windows
Media Player. However, to check if the CD\DVD drive is working fine, I would suggest you to follow the steps mentioned in the article on
Your CD or DVD drive
is not recognized by Windows or other programs.


Hope it helps.

Roohi Taj S

Microsoft Community - Moderator

 

setting up microphone for speech recognition

Hi,



Thank you for writing to Microsoft Community Forums.



We understand your concern as you are trying to setup speech recognition on the PC.
In order to get clarity and to assist you accordingly, please reply with the answers to the questions below.

• What is the Windows 10 version and Build installed? (Type
  winver in Windows search/Run command)
  
• When you say that “the box is grey and unresponsive”, where you are seeing this option?
  
• Are you able to connect the microphone to the PC? (Does it show in Device Manager)

Meanwhile we would suggest you to perform these steps and check if you are able to setup the microphone.

Steps to set up a microphone: Before you set up Speech Recognition, make sure you've plugged the microphone into your PC so the following steps work.

1. Press Windows + Q or click on the Windows Search.
   
2. Enter Set up a microphone in the search box, and then tap or click
   Set up a microphone.
   
3. Follow the instructions on the screen.
   
4. Once you are able to setup the microphone and then check if it’s working.

You may also refer this article for additional help: Use voice recognition
in Windows 10



If you are facing issues configuring microphone on your computer, I would suggest you to refer:

Fix microphone problems



Let us know how it goes.



Aditya Roy

Microsoft Community – Moderator