Windows 10: F4 mic muting button isn't working when I wanted to mute my mic...nothing is showing up...

Whenever I want to mute my mic, I'll simply press the mic button f4 key on my laptop's keyboard, and it'll show me a display/pop-up icon if my mic is muted/unmuted, but now it doesn't. I've tested on every app like Discord, GoogleMeet, Voice Recorder, etc and it doesn't work...how do I fix it?

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Is there an easy way to tell if my mic is really muted?

I have a Dell computer running Windows 10, which I often use for Skype and other teleconference collaboration. Sometimes, these are large calls and it's very important for participants to mute ourselves when not speaking, or else background noise can overwhelm the main speaker. In some cases, external events can produce embarrassing moments for someone who's unintentionally failed to mute.

My computer has a keyboard with a Fn button for mute (Fn+F4), and that F4 button has a small LED indicator light (like the one on Caps Lock) which theoretically indicates when the mic is muted.

Usually, if that light is on, I am on mute and applications should not be able to listen in on what's happening in my environment. Skype says "your mic is muted from your desktop" and things function as intended.

However, on a recent call, the mute light was on but everybody could still hear me speaking just fine, and activating/deactivating the mute function using the Fn key did not seem to correlate as it should to actually being on mute.

Is there an easy way to see with greater confidence whether or not my mic is on mute from a system perspective, for example via an icon in the system tray? There's one there showing me if my speakers are muted. (Or, is there a way to make that keyboard mute indicator light more reliable?) This is independent of any mute controls specifically within an application or browser window, and should visualize the system-wide mute control.

This question refers to microphones built into the computer; I have no peripheral mics or peripheral webcams/other microphone-containing devices plugged in.

 

Logitech G533 mic not working HELP!!! (Mic is not muted)

I just had the same problem. For mine the microphone wire was damaged internally.
My symptoms were the headset working as usual, except no input from the microphone, but the mute unmute switch was still working and giving an audible tone.
I opened it up and saw there was a spot where the wire for the mic is glued at a 90 degree angle to the side of the case where the mic pivots, this is where it was broken for me.
hope this helps *Wink

 

Windows 10 Muting Mic

Ever since the update 3 weeks ago for some odd reason windows 10 keeps muting my mic... I have followed steps to fix the problem.. I also took it in to have drivers updated etc have a tune up and they couldnt get it to stop muting... Need help