Windows 10: Speaker is muted in Skype

I cannot hear the other person. The speakers work in all other applications. In trying to troubleshoot this I stumbled on a screen that shows whether the speakers are working in various application. All showed they were except Skype which is grayed out.

Solution?

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Windows 10 - Skype for Business - your speaker is muted

This is a solution and not a question - SOLVED!

The other day Skype came up with this maddening message "your speaker is muted":

* Sound works for everything BUT Skype

* Clicking the [unmute] button it shows does not actually unmute the speaker

* Clicking the ((speaker)) icon in a call dialog does not actually unmute the speaker

* Test button [>] in "Audio Devices" dialog does not make the test sound happen

* No audio from anything else Skype-ish

For me the problem was the Skype sound input to the Realtek Audio Mixer was muted. But, you don't see that if you just look at the Taskbar speaker dialog or the default sound dialog:

* Make certain Skype is up

* <right-click> the speaker/sound icon in the taskbar

* [Open Volume Mixer]

You will now see the Skype for Business audio input to the sound mixer. And you should see a red circle on the speaker. Note you really MUST have Skype running or the Skype entry in the mixer dialog does NOT appear.

* Click the speaker - the red dot should disappear

And now your Skype session has audio again.

Have a better day - oh, unless you don't like Skype meetings, which I don't...

 

Skype NOT muting other sounds in Windows 10


I have headphones set as my Default Communication Device, speakers as my Default Device and when communication activity is detected, all other sounds are set to mute.

Using Skype (desktop), on W8.1 this worked fine; on answering a call, the music through the speakers is cut. However, on W10 (both Home and Enterprise) the sound through the speakers is not muted.

Seems to be the exact opposite of the following...

Skype muting other sounds in Windows 10 Pro.

Any ideas?

 

How do I mute my internal laptop speakers leaving external speakers on

Hello everyone, I'm a newbie. Windows 10. Incredibly I was innocently dusting my Del laptop keys when my computer sound (usually set on Pandora music) was muted, showing an 'x' over speaker icon on taskbar. Previously I could just click it to get it unmuted. This time it took about two hours of my time. Now I have sound coming out of both my external speakers and my internal speakers, when previously just plugging in my external speakers would mute my internal, or built-in, speakers. Is there any way I can mute my internal speakers without muting my external speakers without spending the rest of the day in troubleshooting, involving detailed examination of my motherboard and countless other steps?
Thanks for listening!
tma