Windows 11 Input Device volume automatically lowering every time

Hi Serhii D.，

Welcome to Microsoft Community.

You can use the following methods to try to solve the problem of automatic audio lightening.

1. Disable "Automatically adjust microphone settings" in communication software: In applications like Zoom, Skype, or Microsoft Teams, you might find an option to "Automatically adjust microphone settings" or a similar feature. Make sure to disable this option in all of your communication software.

2. Disable "Allow applications to take exclusive control of this device" and "Give exclusive mode applications priority":

If there is anything not clear, please do not hesitate to let me know.

Best Regards,

Manson - MSFT | Microsoft Community Support Specialist

Thank you for the reply. So to clarify
- End software is not the issue, I made sure of that
- Exclusive control is disabled
- Disabled audio enhancements
-"Do nothing" under "When Windows detects communications activity" is selected
- Settings > System > Sound > My headset microphone is set to 100 manually but changes back to ~50 every time
- Settings > System > Sound > Input section overall Volume slider keeps dropping to ~50 during conversations

So it doesn't solve the problem, auto-adjusting still occurs. If that might help, I'm using Arctis 7 wireless headphones, so I constantly turn them on and off, not if it can affect settings somehow.

For context, here is what it looks like when I'm talking - see video

In my case, nothing suggested here worked. But I managed to nail down the problem to the Chrome browser. For some reason, despite any settings, it's able to gain control over your mic level. Installed an extension (called Disable Automatic Gain Control), that blocks this functionality and now I'm finally able to talk in peace.

Do you mind sharing which extension is it?

It's called Disable Automatic Gain Control. You can search it up for Chrome.

Ich habe mal geschaut, leider finde ich die Erweiterung nicht, habe jetzt aber das selbe Problem. Hätten Sie evtl. einen link davon?

I face this issue,

Could be these steps may help

On Chrome URL

type "chrome://flags/"

Goto > "Allow WebRTC to adjust the input volume" = DISABLE (set to disable)

I tried doing everything that has been suggested in this thread among other suggestions online. This issues has been bugging me since windows 10. I am using now windows 11 and it is still doing it. How can it be that Microsoft can't resolve this bug? What is going on?

many user still facing this issue. This issue was introduce in windows as a windows FEATURE.

To narrow down this issue, take out permission of all application accessing to microphone, then cross check one by one by enabling one permission at a time. This way you can find which application/services causing the problem.

For me whenever i open(or keep running in background) browser, it causes auto volume adjustment even though i disabled auto adjustment (SYS >SIUND>COMMUNICATION>DO_NOTHING) i hope you already did this.

Regarding permission: SYS>PRIVACY&SECURITY>MICROPHONE>MICROPHONE-ACCESS> first disable all then enable one by one.

If nothing works then manually select the driver (even if it warn un supported) STEPS mentioned below:

DEVICE-MANAGER> SOUND-VIDEO-GAME-CONTROLLER> REALTEK-AUDIO>DRIVER>UPDATE-DRIVER>BROWS-MY-COMPUTER>LET-ME-PICK> disable SHOW-COMPATIBLE> select MICROSOFT on left windows > and on right side chose HIGH-DEFINITION-AUDIO-DEVICE-VERSION latest one

at the end i can only say best of luck, since i know this issue was very serios to me since on daily basis i work on voice over recording.

May your pillows always be cool and traffics lights always turn green. This was driving me absolutely INSANE and I spent hours searching for a solution! THANK YOU FOR SHARING!!