Otherwise or if you are not sure what your recording device is called, continue below.ġ) Right click on the speaker icon in the lower-right corner of the screen.ģ) Now you should have a list of recording devices. If your recording device is called VIA HD Audio -> Click Here and Follow these Instructions.
If your recording device is called IDT High Definition Audio Codec -> Click Here and Follow these Instructions.
Screenshots are taken from Windows 10 but the process is almost similar in Windows 7 and Windows 8. Now let’s check if the microphone is correctly configured in your Windows. In the new window, click View all from the left and then select Recording Audio.ģ. Type in: Troubleshooting and click the troubleshooting icon or press enter.Ģ. Click search icon in the lower-left corner of your screen and open search. Next you could try Windows 10 Audio Troubleshooterġ. If your mic doesn’t work with some specific program or game, find out if your program or game has it’s own sound options or settings menu and make sure that microphone is not muted there and volume is up. Now go to the microphone settings and make sure your volume setting is all the way up and that the mic is not muted. You might have “Realtek HD Audio Manager” or some other audio manager installed. Click on the magnifying glass icon in the lower-left corner of the screen to start search. Most common audio manager is called “Realtek HD Audio Manager”. If not, then let’s check if it’s muted by software. First check if there are any physical switches. It can be muted either physically (some switch on the wire of the microphone / headset or on the microphone itself ) or it can be muted by software. With this comprehensive guide you can fix pretty much any microphone problem you might have. Wondering why your microphone is not working? You’re not the only one!