Windows 10: Troubleshoot microphone problems

The original post here: https://huntertran.com/2020/11/15/troubleshoot-microphone-problems/


Step by step instruction on how to:

• Enable/Disable microphone
• boost your Microphone volume
• listen to your microphone
• fix microphone is disabled on a laptop running on battery
• fix weird sounds

Are you having problems with the Microphone? Here are steps by steps instruction on how to troubleshoot them


Step 0: Test your microphone


Right-click on the speaker icon next to the clock at the corner of the screen > Open sounds settings



On the Sound setting page, scroll down to the Inputsection.

Under Test your microphone, there should be a bar jumping up and down when you say something loud



If you don't see it jumping, try changing the input device in the dropdown list above to another one


Step 1: Open Microphone Property


Right-click on the speaker icon next to the clock at the corner of the screen > Open sounds settings



In sound settings, under the input section, click Device Property




Step 2: Disable / Enable microphone


In the Device Property setting window, check/uncheck the Disable checkbox to enable/disable the microphone




Step 3: Adjust the Boost levels


Click Additional device properties in Related Settings



In the Microphone Properties window, switch to the Levels tab, you will see the Microphone Boost slider. Drag it up to boost your microphone volume




Step 4: Listen to your microphone


In the Microphone Properties window, switch to Listen tab. You will see the explanation of the feature

To listen to your mic, check the box, and choose a playback device under the checkbox default set toDefault Playback Device




Step 5: Microphone is disabled on your laptop?


In the Microphone Properties window, switch to Listen tab. Under thePower Management section, check Continue running when on battery power




Step 5: Weird sounds, noisy?


In the Microphone Properties window, switch to the Advanced tab. Under Default Format, choose DVD Quality 2 channel, 16 bit, 48000 Hz



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Windows 10 problem - microphone too quiet.

Hi,

Thanks for replying.

Pleas follow the steps to run Microphone troubleshooter.

• Type troubleshooting in search.
• Open it and click on view all on left side.
• Find Recording Audio and run it and check if it helps.

One more thing I would suggest you to check in program and features if you have any sound or recording application installed by Lenovo.

If yes I suggest either disable it or remove it and check if it helps.

Hope this helps.

Regards,

Anusha

 

microphone is not working

Hi Junezryaz,

Thank you for posting your query in Microsoft Community. Appreciate your interest in using Windows 10 and your steps in solving the issue.

I suggest you to run the microphone troubleshooter by following the steps below:

• Type “Troubleshooter” in the search box and press Enter.
• Click on ‘View All’ on the top left corner.
• Click on “Recording Audio” from the list and follow the prompts for troubleshooting.

Hope the information is helpful. Please revert back with the necessary information and we’ll be glad to assist you.

 

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.