Windows 10: Why microphone won't work on WIndows 10 when audio works fine.

Using USB Jeeco V20U headset. Audio works fine but microphone doesn't. Tried all Microsoft troubleshooters with no success. I know microphone is good because worked on other computers, so problem has to be in Windows 10 Settings.HELP!

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No microphones work in Windows 11

On my relatively new Windows 11 laptop, no microphone works (anymore). Apps appearantly don't receive any audio data. Microphones did work fine before, but not anymore. Audio output works fine.

Apps affected:

• Microsoft Teams for Work (no audio is sent in calls)
  
• Windows Sound Recorder (when starting a recording, time is stuck at 0:00, and the app crashes when stopping the recording)
  
• System settings app (microphone test)
  

Microphones affected:

• Bose QC45 Bluetooth headset
  
• Realtek PCI notebook integrated microphone
  
• Generic USB audio adapter (USB <-> audio jack)
  
• Jabra USB microphone
  

The external microphones work fine with a different Windows 10 laptop.

In System settings, permissions to access the microphone are granted to all relevant apps.

In System > Sound > Properties, when clicking "Start Test", the sound volume is always 0%.

All Windows updates are installed.

I think there must be a fundamental problem in Windows' sound system. How can I fix this?

 

Microphone not working

The microphone on my laptop stopped working. I have done a lot of trouble shooting without success. Before I conclude that it is a hardware problem, can I ask if there is anything else I should do.

My System:

• ASUS S500CA laptop
• Windows 10 Home X64 version 1909
• VIA HD Audio - (for speakers and microphone)

Here's what happened:

• The microphone was working perfectly (on Skype).
• The next day it didn't work on a Skype call

Here's is a brief summary of what I have done:

• The only thing that changed between these two Skype calls were a couple of Windows updates
• I tried to remove all the recent Windows updates - didn't fix it
• One update (4577670) couldn't be uninstalled so I restored the system to a date prior to the successful SKYPE - didn't work
• I ran the Win trouble shooter - it reported no problem
• I tried to update the sound/microphone driver - reported that I had the best driver
• Checked the driver version (Provider - Microsoft, Date - 2019-03-18, Version, 10.0.18362.1)
• Checked driver details (Report- No driver files are required or have been loaded for this device)
• Updated to the latest Win 10 version (20H2) - didn't help
• The speakers are working correctly.
• I tried all of the above with the internal microphone as well as an external microphone (I tested all microphone alternatives in the setup - headset, external other)

Is there anything else that I should try before giving up?

 

Audio Issues: Microphones All Stop Working

Hello. I have a HP Pavillion 500-164 tower. An ancient system, but it has been running Windows 10 just fine. Everything is stock, except for upgraded Memory, PSU, and GPU. No issues after I installed that hardware.

About a week ago, the microphone inputs all stopped working. Playback works fine, any device. My computer has a IDT HD Audio in it. I have tried multiple microphones, front input jack, rear input jack, and even a USB sound card. No difference. The microphones still don't work, no matter which one, where, or what settings I use (Sound Settings).

I recently installed VB- Audio Cable software for some streaming I needed to do. I installed it about a week or two before these problems showed up, so the first thing I did was uninstall VB-Audio Cable. No effect.

Where should I start to trouble shoot this? I have tried all my microphones on another PC and it worked just fine, so I know that isn't the problem. I have tried plugging the USB sound card into different USB ports (that work just fine for every other USB thing I plug in). The USB card was Amazon recommended 4 out of 5 stars customer reviews.

Suggestions please! Thanks!