Windows 10: Microphone Records Nothing but some alien noises.

My laptop display recently broke down and I bought a new external monitor instead. Connected it via hdmi.

17-7700HQ

GTX 1060 6gb

16gb ram

realtek and dolby,


Uninstalled and reinstalled both graphics drivers and realtek drivers twice.

Issue started after new monitor. Microphone array is set as default but doesn't pick up my audio. If stereo mix is enabled it records windows audio, but in a disabled state it just records alien noises/ static/ some random electrical noise. I usually play multiplayer games and need my mic to work for it. I checked if listen to my device is enabled and kept it disabled. I've changed three headphones with microphones and one individual microphone but issue keeps repeating. Microsoft Troubleshooting says it cant find a problem. I'm stuck and annoyed. Please help.


Restarted 15-20 times to see if something would change.


I thought going back to laptop display might fix it but nope. Same problem.

Even after removing hdmi and restarting.


Privacy settings also enabled and microphone is unblocked.


Plz help

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Better microphone noise suppression in Windows 10?

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I tried to use two noise suppression tools:

1. The "Noise suppression" checkbox in Microphone Properties -> VoizReal Exp tab. This helps, but some background noise remains and it seems the voice is clipped.
   
2. The "Noise suppression" filter in OBS Studio. This works much better. No noise remains, and the voice quality is comparatively good.
   

The question is is it possible to apply a filter like (2) system-wide and not just in OBS Studio.

 

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

 

Microphone issues

Hi Michael,

Here are the possible reasons why you're getting an error "The microphone did not pick anything up" when using it:

• Incorrect settings (microphone is not set as default device)
  
• Corrupted or outdated driver
  
• Faulty device
  

For us to isolate the issue, we'd like to know the following:

• Were there any changes made to your computer prior to this issue(e.g. Windows updates)?
  
• Have you tried connecting other microphone to your computer?
  
• Have you tried connecting the microphone to the other computer?
  

In the meantime, we suggest running the Recording Audio Troubleshooter to find and repair problems with recording sound. We also suggest checking if your microphone is set as your default recording device. For troubleshooting steps, please see
Geethu B's on this
link.

We're looking forward to your reply.