#Windows 10 microphone driver issue how to
#Windows 10 microphone driver issue install
#Windows 10 microphone driver issue drivers
#Windows 10 microphone driver issue update
#Windows 10 microphone driver issue windows 10

#Windows 10 microphone driver issue how to

How To Resolve Microphone Not Working On Windows

#Windows 10 microphone driver issue windows 10

In this latest installment of our troubleshooting series we will tackle ways on how to fix Microphone not working on Windows 10 PC.

Although this is a solid operating system, there are instances where certain issues can occur such as the microphone is not working which we will be addressing today.

#Windows 10 microphone driver issue update

With the release of the new version on windows update that comes with exciting new features.

#Windows 10 microphone driver issue drivers

Additionally, if someone else has a Lenovo Flex and would be able to verify that the drivers I have installed are correct, that would be great.Windows 10 was released by Microsoft last 2015 and is still the latest version of their operating system to date. Has anyone else had this issue and resolved it or noticed something is misconfigured? I attached screenshots, so hopefully, someone will notice if something looks wrong. I find it very interesting that Voice Recorder doesn't even detect the microphone, which makes me think the built-in microphone is misconfigured. I still tend to think the issue is with the driver as the same driver is used for both the built-in microphone and the wired microphone, but the Bluetooth headset uses a different driver and works. I assume that completely reinstalling Windows would likely fix the problem, but I'd rather not go to that extreme, as it would be a pain to set everything up again. Voice Recorder does work using the Bluetooth headset. The same thing happens when I plug in my headphones (which have a built-in mic) even though Settings does detect an External Microphone. I then tried opening Voice Recorder (which has permission to access my microphone), and strangely, it reports, To get started, connect a microphone. So far, I had been looking in Settings to see if any audio was being detected. Interestingly, when I run the audio troubleshooter with the Bluetooth Headset plugged in, the same error as above is reported even though it is working properly. After disconnecting the Bluetooth headset, the built-in microphone still does not detect any input. I then decided to try connecting a Bluetooth headset, and the microphone works using the Bluetooth headset. I also manually restarted both of them, but this did not fix the problem either. I then opened the Services window and ensured both services were running (they were). The troubleshooter restarted both services and reported the problem was not fixed. At least one of these services isn't responding. The problem detected was:Īudio services not responding with a description of Both the Windows Audio and Windows Audio End Point Builder services must be running for audio to work correctly. The troubleshooter did detect a problem and I thought I would finally be able to fix it. I then decided to run the built-in troubleshooter. I then checked to make sure the input device was not disabled (it was not) and that the levels were correct (i.e., that the microphone was not muted, and it was not). I tried uninstalling that update and then restarting my computer, but that did not fix the problem, so I then reinstalled it. As far as I can tell, the drivers are correct or the devices are being detected incorrectly, and thus Windows is installing the improper drivers.Īs far as I can remember, I believe the microphone stopped working after the 2020-04 Cumulative update. I then tried pretty much every combination of uninstalling drivers, restarting, then reinstalling drivers, etc., and none fixed the problem.

#Windows 10 microphone driver issue install

I uninstalled the devices again and ran the Lenovo System Update tool, and allowed it to install the recommended drivers. I updated the drivers, and a new version of the Synaptics Audio driver was installed.

I was going to revert back to a previous driver version, but 'Rollback Driver' was greyed out, indicating that no driver updates had been installed. The devices were detected and installed, but the problem did not resolve itself. In Device Manager, I uninstalled the Synaptics Audio driver as well as the Microphone Array audio input and then scanned for new hardware. I verified all audio devices reported, This device is working properly. Note that although the Synaptics Audio driver manages both the speakers and microphone, I have had no issues with audio output. My first thought was that it is likely a driver issue. I have no antivirus software installed except for what Microsoft includes in Windows 10. I read elsewhere that antivirus programs had caused similar problems. When I plug in headphones into the audio jack, the same thing happens: the computer correctly detects the external microphone as External Microphone (Synaptics Audio), but again no sound is detected when I talk. The computer still correctly detects the input, which shows up in Settings as Microphone Array (Synaptics Audio), however no sound is detected when I talk. Recently, the built-in microphone stopped working. I have a Lenovo Flex 14-IWL running Windows 10 Education (1909).