Windows 10: Internal microphone is much too quiet

Discus and support Internal microphone is much too quiet in Windows 10 Drivers and Hardware to solve the problem; Hi I have a Lenovo IdeaPad C340 and the internal microphone never gets above 15% when I test it in the Sound settings. Windows is up to date and the... Discussion in 'Windows 10 Drivers and Hardware' started by RPatter9, Apr 13, 2021.

  1. RPATTER9
    RPatter9 Win User

    Internal microphone is much too quiet


    Hi

    I have a Lenovo IdeaPad C340 and the internal microphone never gets above 15% when I test it in the Sound settings. Windows is up to date and the drivers are all up to date and been reinstalled, but it makes no difference. Volumes are set on maximum but people can't hear me on video calls.


    When I plug in an external microphone, that works fine. But I don't want to have to wear a headset the whole time.


    Realtek High Def Audio Manager is not installed. Would that make any difference?


    Many thanks

    :)
     
    RPatter9, Apr 13, 2021
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  2. LOUIE DEL
    Louie Del Win User

    Constant Muting Internal Microphone

    Hi Terri,

    If the internal microphone of your device is muting on its own, it can be due to an incompatible driver, broken system components or a software conflict has occurred. To isolate your concern, we’d like to confirm if you’ve made some
    changes and updates on your computer prior to the issue.

    Additionally, we suggest that you run the troubleshooter to fix any sound issues. Please check this
    article for the instructions and choose from the drop-down list for other troubleshooting
    steps that you can follow.

    Let us know how it goes after performing the suggested steps.
     
    Louie Del, Apr 13, 2021
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  3. KAWAII WOLF
    Kawaii wolf Win User
    realtek array microphone too quiet

    My internal microphone (Realtek array microphone) used to work really well and wasn't too quiet, but now it is really quiet like I am whispering and no one can barely hear me. I am running on windows 10 on the latest update and have the latest mic drivers
    installed. I've tried almost every thing please help and thank you
     
    Kawaii wolf, Apr 13, 2021
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  4. GRAEME.P
    Graeme.P Win User

    Internal microphone is much too quiet

    Windows 10 Game DVR: Microphone is way too quiet

    Hi Kirby, I'm Graeme, an independent adviser here to help.

    If you've already adjusted the volume and boost for your microphone and it's still too quiet, it could be a driver issue.

    I'd recommend reinstalling the microphone drivers through Device Manager. Here are the steps:

    - Press Windows Key+X and choose Device Manager.

    - Find your microphone in the list.

    - Right-click it and choose Update Driver.

    - If that doesn't work, try uninstalling it and then scan for hardware changes to reinstall the driver.

    If it's still too quiet, test to see if the same problem occurs on another PC if you have one available.

    Please let me know how you go! Thanks!
     
    Graeme.P, Apr 13, 2021
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