If you have the habit of keeping Skype open most of the time, chance are the VoIP client is actually adjusting your microphone levels without telling you. Preventing Skype from automatically adjusting the microphone (if applicable)
One of them is bound to resolve the issue regardless of the culprit that’s causing it. Each of the potential fixes featured below is confirmed to be effective by at least one affected user.įor the best results, we advise you to follow the methods in the order that they are presented since we ordered them by efficiency and severity. Down below, you’ll find a collection of methods that other users in a similar scenario have successfully used to resolve the microphone issue on Windows 10. If you’re currently struggling to resolve this error, this article will provide you with several different troubleshooting steps. Several affected users have reported that they managed to find the virus and deal with it by performing a Malwarebytes scan.
Malware infection – THis particular issue can also be caused by a malware capable of shutting down the microphone or adjusting the level to a maximum level at all times. In this case, you should be able to resolve the issue replacing the current microphone driver with the latest version available. As it turns out, an outdated driver has the potential of triggering this behavior (the same goes for a corrupted driver). Outdated or corrupted microphone driver – An improper driver can also be responsible for this particular microphone problem. Several affected users have reported that using this procedure allowed them to resolve the issue indefinitely. Microphone level is not manually adjusted – Windows includes a toggle that should allow you to override any application that might be adjusting the microphone level automatically. In this case, you should be able to resolve the issue by disabling exclusive mode or by booting in clean mode to identify the culprit. An application takes exclusive control of the microphone – Another possibility is a different application that is allowed to take exclusive control to the recording device and adjust it’s level automatically. If this scenario is applicable to your situation, you should be able to resolve the issue by accessing the Friends List settings and disabling Automatic Volume/gain control. Steam is automatically adjusting the microphone – Just like Skype, Steam is also capable of automatically adjusting the microphone if it’s configured to be launched at every system startup. 
In this case, you should be able to resolve the issue by disabling the automatic microphone adjustment settings.
Skype is automatically adjusting the microphone – If Skype (UWP or desktop version) is configured to launch at every system startup, chances are that’s you’re the culprit responsible for the automatic microphone adjustments.
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