Uploaded November 2020 | Updated September 2026, 2 weeks ago

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Microphone problems on Windows 10 are common. At times, the microphone is not recording your voice or the microphone volume is low. It Happily, it is easy to fix such problems.

This video shows step-by-step what you can do when your Microphone is not working on Windows 10.

Here are the four the four ways to fix microphone issues:

Timestamps

0:00 Introduction
0:16 Make sure the microphone is plugged and not muted
1:08 Allow your apps to access your microphone
2:18 Set your microphone as the default recording device
4:03 Choose the right microphone for a specific app.
5:30 Consider using a USB microphone