Windows 10: External Microphone Issues

Discus and support External Microphone Issues in Windows 10 Drivers and Hardware to solve the problem; I have an external mic that, on my new computer, will not work no matter what I've tried. First I tried using the auxiliary jack to find out it was... Discussion in 'Windows 10 Drivers and Hardware' started by KyleCumming2, Mar 23, 2021.

  1. External Microphone Issues


    I have an external mic that, on my new computer, will not work no matter what I've tried. First I tried using the auxiliary jack to find out it was only output, so to remedy that I tried every video and post I could find on how to override that. I have installed and uninstalled Realtek audio drivers like a madman and still I wasn't able to get the audio control panel to come up or even the little icon on the taskbar. So I decided that instead of using the aux jack that I would try an external soundcard to plug the mic into, however after spending all of today disabling, re-enabling, and changing settings in device manager and control panel my mic still wont work. With the soundcard at least it will record sound, but it is borderline inaudible and nothing in the device properties will change that. My question is if anyone has some sort of solution I would love to hear it because the recording quality of the default device on my computer is just not great. I appreciate everyone's time in trying to assist with this.

    :)
     
    KyleCumming2, Mar 23, 2021
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  2. External microphones detected but not working

    Hi,

    I realize the inconvenience you are facing with External microphone. I will surely help you.

    I suggest you to run a Hardware and Devices troubleshooter.

    Please follow the below mentioned steps to run
    Hardware and Devices troubleshooter:

    • Search for Troubleshooting in the
      Search box
      , and run it.
    • Select view all in the left pane of troubleshooting Window.
    • Click on the Hardware and Devices, and follow the
      on-screen instructions.

    Please reach back to us if you still face difficulty with external microphone. We will be happy to help.

    Thank you.
     
    Mayank_Bhiwal, Mar 23, 2021
    #2
  3. Riel Alc Win User
    Microphone issues

    Hi Michael,

    Here are the possible reasons why you're getting an error "The microphone did not pick anything up" when using it:

    • Incorrect settings (microphone is not set as default device)
    • Corrupted or outdated driver
    • Faulty device

    For us to isolate the issue, we'd like to know the following:

    • Were there any changes made to your computer prior to this issue(e.g. Windows updates)?
    • Have you tried connecting other microphone to your computer?
    • Have you tried connecting the microphone to the other computer?

    In the meantime, we suggest running the Recording Audio Troubleshooter to find and repair problems with recording sound. We also suggest checking if your microphone is set as your default recording device. For troubleshooting steps, please see
    Geethu B's on this
    link.

    We're looking forward to your reply.
     
    Riel Alc, Mar 23, 2021
    #3
  4. Junaid_A Win User

    External Microphone Issues

    External microphone does not work

    Hi Zarbab,



    Thank you for writing to Microsoft Community Forums.



    The issue could be because of the microphone being in a disabled state. I suggest you to try the steps listed below and check if it works:



    • Open Control Panel and categorize to view by
      Small Icons.
    • Click on Speech Recognition and navigate to
      Advanced Speech Options > Microphone > Advanced
    • Check Real Conexant HD Audio, save the changes and exit
      Control Panel.
    • Restart the machine to see if the microphone works.


    Meanwhile, you may also want to go through the troubleshooting suggestions given in the following articles and see if they help:



    Let us know how it goes.

    Regards,
     
    Junaid_A, Mar 23, 2021
    #4
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