Windows 10: Google Meet microphone not working on Windows 10

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Google Meet is automatically adjusting my microphone volume in Windows 10. I'd like it to stop.

I use Google Meet for work. There's no getting around this, as my company uses it for every meeting. However, I've had issues where my microphone volume will go silent or peak at 100 seemingly randomly during
meetings. I went to check my settings in Windows and sure enough the microphone's volume slider was at 0 or 100. Out of curiosity, I left the Microphone Properties window open during a Google Meet meeting and I could see the volume slider move as
I spoke.

• There is no setting on Google Meet to disable automatic gain.
• I've unchecked "Allow applications to take exclusive control of this device" under the Advanced tab in Windows.
• I've updated my microphone's drivers.
• I've uninstalled and reinstalled the microphone in the Device Manager.
• I used my Logitech webcam's microphone to see if I had the same issue there (I did).
• I used Google Meet in Opera, Firefox, and Edge to see if it was a Google Chrome issue (it isn't; the issue happened on each browser, for both mics).
• I installed a script using nircmd to set the microphone volume to 50 every second, which is a band-aid fix for the slider moving around, but...

Now I have issues where my microphone volume will drop to a very low volume, and turning the volume slider to 100 doesn't fix it. In fact, nothing resets it except doing a system restore. But a system restore doesn't prevent these issues from happening again.
I'm guessing adjusting the volume slider at the same time Google Meet adjusts the volume causes an issue, but this is just a guess.

I really need help. I'm stuck using Google Meet, and I'd prefer to continue using this Windows 10 machine as it makes life easier (minus this specific issue). Does anyone have any advice or suggestions?

Here are some general specs:

• Windows 10 Home 64-bit
• AMD Ryzen 7 1700X
• 32.0GB Dual-Channel Unknown @ 1066MHz (15-15-15-36)
• Micro-Star International Co. Ltd X370 GAMING PRO CARBON (MS-7A32) (AM4)
• 3071MB NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1080 Ti (MSI)

Recording Device:

• Microphone (Scarlett Solo USB)
• Device Name: USB Audio 2.0
• Vendor: Risq Modular Systems
• Comment: Scarlett Solo USB
• Location: USB Composite Device
• Driver: Date 6-20-2019, Version 10.0.18362.207
• Physical Microphone: Audio Technica AT2035

 

Microphone not working with meeting apps, zoom and google hangouts etc

My microphone is working properly, I have gone through all of the steps recommended by all of the apps and articles online. Multiple times.

The microphone will work for 2 or 3 seconds and then stop working in both zoom and google hangouts. I used zoom several times earlier this week without any issue. I didn't change any settings. Just. stopped. working.

 

Google Meet is automatically adjusting my microphone volume in Windows 10. I'd like it to stop.

See possible fixes here:

Google Meet is automatically adjusting my microphone volume in Windows - Microsoft Community

Chrome is Auto Adjusting the Microphone Level - Google Chrome Community