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Microphone Not Working in Windows 10, Laptop Dell Inspiron 1525

Anonymous
2021-04-12T07:01:18+00:00

Microphone not working - windows10 after latest update on 10 April 2021 hi ,

I have Dell Inspiron 1525 - the microphone is not working.

in the Device manager - Audio inputs and outputs i can view the below

  • Digital Audio (HDMI) (High Definition Audio Device)

-Microphone (High Definition Audio Device)

-Microphone (High Definition Audio Device)

-Speakers (High Definition Audio Device)

*two times Microphone showing

in Sound, video and game controllers 

-High Definition Audio Device

-High Definition Audio Device.

in the Manage Audio devices

  • under the tab "Recording"

two microphone icons are there and in the first (grayed out)

High Definition Audio Device (Currently unavailable)

the second is showing with green tick

High Definition Audio Device- Default Device

when i tried the recording test nothing is working. 

regards,

Vipin Rana

Windows for home | Windows 10 | Windows update

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  1. Anonymous
    2021-04-12T07:35:34+00:00

    Hi VipinRana1,

    My name is Darren; an Independent Consultant, I'm here to help you with your problem.

    Since this issue started occurring after a recent windows update, you can try roll back driver:

    Go to Start > Type "Device Manager" and hit enter > right click on the microphone drivers > select properties > select driver tab > click roll back driver

    If roll back driver isn’t available or did not work, you can try uninstall both microphone drivers and scan for hardware changes:

    Go to Start > Type "Device Manager" and hit enter > right click on the driver > select properties > select driver tab > click on uninstall device > select "Delete the driver software for this device" and click OK > In Device Manager, on the Action menu, select Scan for hardware changes > Wait for it to scan and reinstall the driver then restart your pc and check if the issue still persists.

    I hope this helps. If this is not exactly what you need, please explain more so that I can help you better.

    Thanks

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