Windows 10: How to enable mono microphone audio in Windows 10

Hello, I'm having an issue where my microphone audio only comes from one side. Since I have a single channel microphone, I need to set it to mono audio in the windows settings to fix it, but in the Change system sound>Recording>Properties>Advanced dropdown menu it only shows stereo options. How do you enable the ability to use mono audio on your microphone in Windows 10? Thanks for any help you can provide.

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Mono audio (ease of access) plus Listen to Microphone (audio control)

I wish to have my Windows 10 (20H2) machine listen to microphone (relay audio from sound input device to sound output device) and be in Mono audio mode (combine left and right input sound streams and send the combined result to both left and right output sound stream) at start-up.

The "Turn on Mono" setting does not appear to take effect until after an (any?) application using windows sound is started. The "listen to microphone" setting IS in effect at start-up (however, the audio flow is still stereo, which is not intended.)

Here is the step-by-step:

1. Start Windows 10, no audio-based application running
2. Ease of Access > Audio > Turn on Mono
3. Sound Control Panel > Recording > (double click on) Microphone > Listen > [x] Listen to this Device

4. Reboot.

5. At this point, the "Turn on Mono" setting does not appear to be in effect (left and right audio channels are still distinct)

6. Start (any) windows sound application

7. At this point, the "Turn on Mono" setting DOES appear to be in effect (left and right channels are merged at input, and the merged audio is presented to both left and right audio outputs)

8. Stop the windows sound application

9. At this point, the "Turn on Mono" setting DOES appear to be in effect (left and right channels are merged at input, and the merged audio is presented to both left and right audio outputs)

Repeatable beginning at step 4.

I imagine this is not intended behavior, and I'm wondering if it's an oversight in Windows 10?

Thanks for any advice or attempts to duplicate this sequence.

Dave

 

Mono audio (ease of access) plus Listen to Microphone (audio control)

I find that if I set mono, then restart, then test as I posted, it's mono.

This suggests another snaglet in 2004/20H2.

Another option for you might be to use the bat file in the tutorial and run that at startup.
Turn On or Off Mono Audio in Windows 10

I've asked about 20H2 after that tutorial for you.
Turn On or Off Mono Audio in Windows 10

 

Mono audio (ease of access) plus Listen to Microphone (audio control)

Hi, FWIW on 1903 the mono setting (when on) takes effect immediately as tested thus:

How did you determine that mono was not effective after logging in?

Or is it only the microphone setting - perhaps being recorded? - that is not mono for you at this point?