Windows 10: How to permanently lock the microphone volume in Windows 10

Amusingly, most of the microphone-related questions on here are about people asking how to change the volume level, which is basically the opposite of what I want.


I want to be be able to lock the input level of my microphone, preferably permanently. I do a lot of recording, and the default Windows volume 70% causes a lot of peaking, so I usually reduce it to about 35%. The physical volume knob on the microphone - a Blue Yeti - is already at about 25%, but changing it doesn't affect the distortions. It frequently resets to the default value, sometimes between when I set the volume and when I actually start recording, which is a huge problem.


Apparently this happens when another program takes control of the microphone, sets the volume, and never changes it back to what it was before - and I would be DELIGHTED if there was a way to point-blank prohibit them from doing that.


There are third-party scripts out there to do this, but this is something that really should be built into Windows.

:)

 

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Headphones' Microphone Volume Under the "Levels" Tab Disappeared

We suggest that you check the following steps on how to raise the mic volume:

• Check the Speaker icon on the system tray. Right click on it and choose "Recording Devices" menu.
  
• This will show Sound window. Go to Recording tab of Sound window, you will notice the microphone which is active that has a green check mark. Right click on the active microphone and select "Properties".
  
• You will now see Microphone Properties window. Go to the
  Levels tab and you will now see Microphone and
  Microphone Boost. You can use the sliders to modify your volume settings. Click
  OK button to save changes.

Let us know how it works so we can further assist you.

 

Built in microphone not working

Hi,



Thank you for posting your query in Microsoft Community.

I understand your concern and will assist you to resolve this issue.

I suggest you to follow the steps below and check if it helps

Method 1: I suggest you to set microphone as default device and check.

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  Right click on the volume icon in the system tray and then click "Recording devices"
  
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  Right click on the blank space in the popped up window and then select "Show Disabled Devices" and "Show Disconnected Devices".
  
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  Right click on Microphone and then click "Enable".
  
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  Highlight the microphone and then choose "Set as Default Device".
  
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  Click Apply and OK.
  

Step 2: Make sure that the Microphone is not disabled.

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  Make sure that the Microphone is not disabled. Follow the steps given to check that:
  
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  Right click on the volume icon and select “Recording devices”.
  
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  Now, Right Click on an empty space and select, “Show disconnected devices” and “Show disabled devices”.
  
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  Make sure that the Microphone is not disabled.
  

And also update the audio drivers from the manufacturer web site and install.

Hope this helps. If the issue remains unresolved, please get back to us and we would be happy to help