Windows 10: Windows 10 Microphone Properties keep reverting to default.

Xbox live parties on the xbox App on my PC has loud buzzing coming from my mic, but in sound settings (test your microphone) I'm not picking any noise up. So I read that if you change your bit rate on your microphone settings it would work. But every time I change it, it reverts back to the old settings. I unchecked "Allow applications to take exclusive control of this device" but it still reverts my microphone settings under advanced tab. How can I make it save my default format?

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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 not working with windows 10

Hi Hawkesy,

I realize the inconvenience you are experiencing with Microphone on Windows 10. I will certainly help you.

This issue might occur if the audio drivers are corrupted or due to incorrect audio settings.
I suggest you to try the following troubleshooting steps and check if it resolves the issue.



Method 1: Enable Microphone



Step 1: Ensure the microphone is fully and firmly inserted into the correct jack.

Step 2: Plug in the microphone and see if the same shows up in Control Panel. Please follow the instruction:

1. Right-click on sound icon in the taskbar and select "Recording Devices". See if the Microphone is listed.

2. If not, right-click on the blank area and select "Show Disabled Devices".

3. Right-click on your microphone and select "Enable ".

Step 3: Check the volume property. Ensure that it’s not mute.



Method 2: Set Microphone as Default



This may happen when you have the external speakers set to default. Perform the task mentioned below to set Microphone as default:

1. On the start screen of windows 10 press the ‘Windows key + X’
key on the keyboard and then click on Control

Panel > Sound option.

2. In the new windows click on the tab "Playback" and right click in the window and click on
Show Disabled

devices.

3. Now check if Microphone are listed there and right click on it, choose
Enable.

4. Highlight that Microphone and click on "Set as Default".

Refer below article for more troubleshooting steps:

Fix sound problems


Please post back with the status of the issue and we will be glad to assist you further.

 

USB headset microphone not working

Hi,

This issue could have happened due to settings of your Microphone. To resolve your issue, we suggest that you check your Microphone is not disabled and set as default. You can follow these steps to check your microphone settings:

• Right click on the volume icon and select “Recording devices”.
• Now, right click on an empty space and select, “Show disconnected devices” and “Show disabled devices”.
• Select “Microphone” and click on “Properties” and make sure that the microphone is enabled.
• You may also check if the microphone that you are using is set as default.

Let us know if there is anything else we can do to help.