My built in microphone doesn't work

Question

For a long time, I used the built-in microphone, but it suddenly stopped working. I have a microphone button on my laptop that is usually used to mute my mic. External microphones work even with this button, but without it - no. The laptop did not receive any physical damage over the last few months and had no problems working. It just suddenly stopped one day.

Answer 1

What is the status of the Audio driver in the Device Manager?

Answer 2

Please try these suggestions:

-Check and confirm if Microphone access is enabled at Settings > Privacy & security > Microphone.

-You can try setting your microphone as default. Run mmsys.cpl command, and then select your microphone. Click on Set default.

-Go to Settings > System > Sound, click on the Input devices option present under the Troubleshoot common sound problems.

Answer 3

Hi! Let me help you.

Please hover your mouse over the sound icon in the lower-right corner, then right-click it and select Troubleshoot Sound. Let the troubleshooter finish its task, then this should either resolve the problem or display an error message.

If that doesn't work, we need to remove the Audio driver from the Device Manager and restart the PC to reinstall it.

Here are the steps to completely remove a Device from your computer.

Step 1. Use the Windows key + X shortcut.

Step 2. Select Device Manager.

Step 3. Expand the entry Sound, Video, and Game Controllers. Right-click the problematic device, which is either Realtek Audio, or AMD High-definition Audio, or High-Definition Audio, depending on the audio device installed in your PC, and select Uninstall device.

Step 4. You need to check the option Delete the driver software for this device and then click the Uninstall button.

Step 5. Reboot the computer.

After the reboot, please see if the problem is fixed.

If that still does not work, please visit the support website of your laptop or desktop and then download and install the latest Audio driver, then restart the PC.