Windows 10: My microphone has static yet can hear myself in the background

When I try to use my microphone it just has static like I can hear myself in the background but the static is too loud. I tried almost everything, from checking the driver updates to lowering the device's audio sensitivity, but nothing worked. For more information, my microphone is a built-in Microsoft array microphone.

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Microphone causing headphone static

Hi MMC. I'm Greg, 10 years awarded Windows MVP, specializing in Installation, Performance, Troubleshooting and Activation, here to help you.

Fixes for microphone causing static in headphones:

https://forums.tomsguide.com/threads/my-headset...

https://forums.tomsguide.com/threads/headset-mi...

https://forums.tomsguide.com/threads/static-noi...

https://forums.tomsguide.com/threads/headphones...

https://smallbusiness.chron.com/remove-crackle-...

https://www.headphonesty.com/2020/07/hear-stati...

https://www.miracletutorials.com/how-to-reduce-...

https://www.drivethelife.com/windows-10/fix-sta...



Please report back results for each step in each link, so I know what else to suggest. I will keep helping you until this is resolved.

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Front Panel Microphone Jack Producing Static Noise

Hello All.

Recently I had built my own PC for gaming. I have my Astro A10 headset from my console to use. I had plugged the headset to the front headset jack and that works fine. The headset comes with only one 3.5mm jack, so I had to purchase a splitter. After plugging
in the splitter to talk to my friends online, they had complained that they were not able to hear my voice and were instead hearing a constant, loud static noise. The splitter seems to allow me to hear, but not speak. I had tried to troubleshoot to see if
it was the PC tower, plug, splitter, headset, etc. by attempting the following actions:

• Plugged the splitter to the mic jack behind the computer - microphone worked
• Checked the driver for an update - driver up to date
• Ran the Windows troubleshoot tool - no issues were located
• Tried different pair of headphones (Apple earplugs because those are all I have) - still receiving microphone static
• Made sure the AudioHD cable on the motherboard was fully plugged in - it was
• Made sure the AudioHD cable was farther from the power source - it now is
• Checked various Youtube videos and online threads - no success

I believe I did most of what I can do and listed what I had done. Any suggestions, please?

Thank you, All!!!!

 

Headset/Microphone background reduction; suggestions

There's a solution to this out there, but I cannot pinpoint the right search terminology to get accurate results.


When I speak into my microphone, whatever sound is being sent into my headphones, is also directly sent to the microphone and outputted upon transmit.

This means that it's not a case of the sound coming out of the headphones, then travelling to the microphone, it's actually going straight to the microphone instead.

All I've come up with so far, is a suggestion to mute the microphone input via Windows. Though that seems to render the microphone useless.