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How to enable mono microphone audio in Windows 10

Anonymous
2021-09-04T08:08:22+00:00

Hello, I'm having an issue where my microphone audio only comes from one side. Since I have a single channel microphone, I need to set it to mono audio in the windows settings to fix it, but in the Change system sounds>Recording>Properties>Advanced dropdown menu it only shows stereo options. How do you enable the ability to use mono audio on your microphone in Windows 10? Thanks for any help you can provide.

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  1. Anonymous
    2021-09-19T08:38:14+00:00

    Hi,

    Thank you for writing to Microsoft Community Forums.

    I understand that you are facing issues to enable mono microphone

    In order to get clarity and to assist you accordingly, please reply with the answers to the questions below:

    • What is the make and model of your PC?

    Meanwhile, I would suggest you to follow the steps mentioned below and check if it helps:

    Method 1: Enable mono audio in settings

    1. Click on Start menu and go to Settings
    2. Select Ease of Access
    3. Choose Other options in the left pane
    4. On the right pane, check if Mono audio option is present, then toggle the switch to On

    Method 2: Make registry changes

    **Note:**Important this section, method, or task contains steps that tell you how to modify the registry. However, serious problems might occur if you modify the registry incorrectly. Therefore, make sure that you follow these steps carefully. For added protection, back up the registry before you modify it. Then, you can restore the registry if a problem occurs.

    Follow the steps to take backup of registry.  

    • Enter regedit in the Run window and click OK to open Registry Editor.
    • In Registry Editor, expand the keys with the following path: Computer\HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Multimedia\Audio
    • On the right side, look for AccessibilityMonoMixState , double click on that to edit DWORD(32-bit value)
    • Under Value data, Enter the value 1, click on OK
    • Restart the PC for changes to apply affect

    Let us know how it goes.

    Vineet Kumar

    Microsoft Community – Moderator

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