Windows 10: microphone causes audio to break and system to crash

any time the microhpone is active it will eventually break the audio on my laptop and shortly after it will crash. this only happens when its using the external microphone, if i dont use the external microphone its fine. my current temporary solution is just to disable my microphone entirely.

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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

 

Bad Microphone Quality after turning on Audio Enhancements

Hello,

There are a few things you can try to improve the microphone quality while keeping Audio Enhancements on. Here are some suggestions:

1. Configure your input device settings: You can adjust the input volume and change the format quality to see if it improves the microphone quality. To do this, go to Settings > Sound and scroll down to the Input section. Adjust the input volume, change the format quality, and test your microphone.
   
2. Update your audio drivers: Outdated drivers can sometimes cause problems, so make sure your audio drivers are up-to-date .
   
3. Use a noise reduction feature: If you’re dealing with background noise, try using a noise reduction feature to eliminate microphone background noise .
   
4. Use a dedicated microphone or headset: Many laptops have low-quality built-in microphones. Try plugging in a dedicated microphone or headset into your PC.
   

I hope these suggestions help you improve the microphone quality while keeping Audio Enhancements on! Let me know if you have any further questions or concerns.

Cristiana

 

Realtek Audio Line In (blue) detected as Microphone, Breaks Audio and Forces System Restore to Fix

With the newest iterations of Windows 10 my onboard Realtek HD Audio "Line In" input (blue 3.5mm audio input) is detected as a microphone. I know this because of the Microphone icon appears in the tray when I plug it in and disappears when I unplug it. I
have NO microphone plugged into my PC at all. I use the audio input to listen to my stereo receiver (mainly LPs) while computing. The sound outputs via my NVidia RTX2070 HDMI High Definition Audio to my monitor which has a soundbar attached via optical. This
setup worked flawlessly until recent Windows 10 updates introduced the microphone always on with the icon feature. The blue 3.5mm onboard Realtek HD Audio Input is the only Realtek input/output port in use. No microphone is plugged into either rear or front
(pink) microphone input port.

With this new "microphone" situation, any website browsed to can activate the microphone (which I don't have as stated). One site of note is Netflix. If I go to one of these sites that wants to activate my microphone (that I don't have):

1) my display blacks out for a second, then comes back on with a notification that the site has accessed my microphone.

2) my music that I was playing through my Realtek Audio Line In goes silent.

From that point on I cannot get my Audio In music to play through my soundbar. The Audio Line In is working because the audio meter in the Sound settings is still pulsing. No reboots nor enabling and disabling Sound settings can get the "Line In" sound playing
back to the soundbar. System sounds and web site videos can still be heard.

Essentially a microphone (that I don't have) event breaks the Line In audio from being "heard" from that point on. The only way I have figured to get the ability to hear my receiver on my PC out to my soundbar is to run System Restore to my last restore
point.

Is there a workaround? The blue Realtek Audio Line In should not be detected as a microphone and utilized as such. This needs to be fixed ASAP!