Windows 11 - Microphone not working (since update maybe?)

Try uninstall your Audio driver and restart your PC and run the Windows Update and let it download the driver.

Open start and search for feedback and open the Feedback Hub app and report this issue.

Hi, Same issue in my PC Using Gigabyte B550 DSh3 motherboard. Microphone works only when there is not a single audio driver install in my device.

What i am trying to say that if any single audio driver gets intall in my pc then microphone stops working and when i uninstall, stop the auto driver installation and restart the pc, mic works are you getting my point????

any solution ?

I am experiencing the same problem. Updated to Windows 11 and now my internal microphone is not functioning. Will now only function when a device is plugged in.

I am having this same issue since a Windows Update on 29 June(2022-06 Cumulative Update for Windows 11 for x64-based Systems (KB5014668)), external mics are working perfectly fine in all apps but internal mic isnt. Internal mic is working in chrome, settings(the bar moves in sound settings) but its not working in voice recorder.

Did you find any fix?

I am having this same issue since a Windows Update on 29 June(2022-06 Cumulative Update for Windows 11 for x64-based Systems (KB5014668)), external mics are working perfectly fine in all apps but internal mic isnt. Internal mic is working in chrome, settings(the bar moves in sound settings) but its not working in voice recorder.

Did you find any fix?

I had the same issue... and I rolled back. It began to work again.

Today (16/07/202022), it is updated with the 2022-07 Cumulative Update for Windows 11 for x64-based Systems (KB5015814) - (maybe a higher version), it did exactly the same - made the microphones unfunctional. The microphone works only with earplugs but not without them. It must be got to do with the cumulative update... an expert can look into it and help us resolve the issue. I am not going to roll back, but continue with earplugs...however, it is painful for longer use with plugs on, especially, for a teacher.

I solved the problem after a big struggle. I googled and from Intel, I downloaded the high definition Realtek audio and it deleted everything from the sound system and installed Intel drivers & support assistant. Then I went on to settings and clicked windows update. It reinstalled a number of files on the sound system and it began to function perfectly.

I do not know what was wrong after the update - but this is how it worked.

With gratitude and love,

Saamdu

In my case realtek driver was the main cause, i don't know why the audio driver restricting my mic from working - so what i did is i stopped Realtek driver forcefully from being install/update( By using the software display driver uninstaller(DDU)) after unistalling from my PC and this is the only soultion worked for me now i am using my windows without audio driver from many days, no issue faced by me. Everything working fine now !

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Myslef

Thank you for this. I have a Dell Latitude 7320 with Win 11, same issue, no sound, uninstalling Realtek drivers seems to solve the problem.

Seems that now the mini jack output does not detect a headset, so I'm going to see if a previous version of the Realtek audio drivers work. Thanks for the help.

Always Brother,

I also mailed the mother board company, which in my case is Gigabyte, and they said is :

Dear

Thanks for your reply.

We had tested without issue. Could you please clear CMOS to check again. Thank you

Best Regards,

GIGABYTE

Well, I didn't check the cleaning CMOS till now ! I will update if cleaning the CMOS works!