10 ways to fix laptop Mic not speaking error on Windows 10

Compared to older Windows versions, Windows 10 has more settings, including Mic settings. Therefore, when your laptop encounters an error where the laptop mic cannot speak, you need to carefully check both the hardware and the settings. Below, TipsMake will introduce to you specific solutions for each case.

Content

1. Reasons why laptop mic can't speak?
2. Ways to fix laptop mic that can't speak
   1. 1. Check the microphone jack
   2. 2. Grant access to the microphone
   3. 3. Reinstall the laptop mic
   4. 4. Restart the laptop when the microphone cannot speak
   5. 5. Check and update the microphone driver
   6. 6. Find errors where laptop mic cannot speak with the Troubleshoot sound feature
   7. 7. Update Windows again
   8. 8. Restart Windows Audio Service
   9. 9. Disable Exclusive Mode
   10. 10. Adjust the microphone's recording volume
3. Epilogue

Reasons why laptop mic can't speak?

Laptop mic not being able to speak is a fairly common error for those who use personal laptops. There are many reasons leading to this situation, here are some of the main causes that cause the microphone error on Windows 10 laptops to not speak :

1. Due to loose jack.
2. The driver is old, no longer suitable or is corrupted.
3. The user forgot to turn on the microphone settings on the laptop.
4. Sound error with Sound Trouble Shooter feature,…

For each of the above causes, you will have different solutions. Please follow the following content to learn how to fix each specific case.

Ways to fix laptop mic that can't speak

Depending on the error, you can apply the methods to fix the laptop microphone not being able to speak with the following detailed operations:

1. Check the microphone jack

One of the first reasons why a laptop mic cannot speak is because the jack is loose, causing a poor connection and making it impossible to speak. In addition, you may be plugging the microphone into another socket by mistake, which is also the reason why the laptop mic cannot speak.

Therefore, check the jack between the microphone and the computer by unplugging and re-plugging it a few times, rotating the jack to get the best contact between the microphone and the laptop.

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2. Grant access to the microphone

Forgetting to reset the microphone's operating mode is also the reason why the laptop mic cannot speak or lose sound. And to fix this situation, you just need to reinstall the mode with the following instructions and you're done.

Step 1:  Open the settings in the following 2 ways:

1. Method 1: Click Start Menu located in the lower left corner of the screen and then double-click and select Settings with the gear icon.

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1. Method 2: Or you can press the keyboard shortcut Win + I to go faster.

Step 2: On the display screen, click on the Privacy section . Then scroll down and click to select Microphone located in the left column of the screen.

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Step 3: In the Allow apps to access your microphone section , click on the activation mode and the ON mode becomes green.

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Step 3: In the final step, you just need to scroll down to the two sections: Choose which Microsoft Store apps can access your micrphone and then select the application in the Microsoft Store that is allowed to use the mic and activate ON mode in the Allow desktop apps to section. access your microphone allows any application to access the mic.

3. Reinstall the laptop mic

To reinstall the microphone on your laptop , you need to check to make sure of the following two things:

1. Make sure your headset is turned off if it has a Mute button .
2. Make sure your mic or headset is connected to the correct socket to each Mic and Headphone port on your laptop.

The steps to reinstall the system's default recording device are as follows:

Step 1: In the Start Menu section in the left corner of the screen, click Settings .

Step 2: When the Settings panel appears, click System and then select Sound .

Step 3: In the Input section , set your mic in Choose your input device to default.

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Step 4: Before exiting, you need to check whether the microphone has been set to default or not by saying something into the microphone and looking at the Test your microphone bar :

1. If the blue color flashes according to your voice, the microphone can speak.
2. If the microphone still has no sound, continue to fix the error by clicking the Device Properties button right below the mic selection section to adjust the sound recording ability.

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4. Restart the laptop when the microphone cannot speak

If you follow the above 3 troubleshooting methods and your laptop mic still cannot speak, you should turn it off and restart your laptop. This is one of the extremely effective and simple ways to fix computer errors.

Maybe when the laptop has to operate for a long time continuously, it causes software and applications to conflict with each other. This leads to the laptop microphone being faulty and unable to speak.

So try this simple fix now!

5. Check and update the microphone driver

After restarting the laptop, but the laptop mic can no longer speak, it is most likely because the device's driver is too old, no longer suitable, or has an error. To fix this situation, you can check and handle it in the following two ways: Update the Driver or remove and reinstall the Driver.

Method 1: Update the Driver

Step 1: Select Start Menu located in the lower left corner of the Desktop screen.

Step 2: Type Device Manager in the search bar.

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Step 3: In the Sound, video and game controllers section , click the arrow in front to expand the sub-sections inside.

Step 4: On the laptop screen, the audio drivers being used will be displayed as:

1. Intel(R) Audiodisplay.
2. Realtek High Definition Audio.

Note

Driver names may vary depending on the manufacturer (eg: High Definition Audio Device,.).

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Step 5: Then find the audio driver that is failing or has problems and right-click on it.

Step 6: Next select the Driver tab and then click Update Driver to install the latest micro Driver version.

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Step 7: Then the screen will display 2 options as shown below, click Search automatically for drivers and wait for the device to finish updating, click Close .

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Step 8: After completing the above steps, restart the computer and check if the laptop mic can speak.

Method 2: Uninstall and reinstall the Driver

Step 1: Select Start Menu located in the lower left corner of the Desktop screen.

Step 2: Type Device Manager in the search bar.

Step 3: Click the arrow icon in front of the Audio inputs and outputs section to expand the sub-sections inside.

Step 4: Right-click on Microphone and select Uninstall device . Then confirm according to the system.

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Step 5: Select Action on the toolbar in the Device Manager menu . Click Scan for hardware changes to rescan all system drivers.

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6. Find errors where laptop mic cannot speak with the Troubleshoot sound feature

One of the problems with the laptop mic not being able to speak is to check Troublueshoot sound to see what kind of problem the laptop mic has and come up with a solution. Follow these steps to check:

Step 1: Right-click on the speaker icon located in the lower right corner of the laptop screen.

Step 2: Click Troubleshooter sound problems as shown below.

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Step 3: Wait a few minutes for Troubleshoot Sound to help you display sound-related errors on your computer screen.

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Step 4: Click the options in the order Yes – Next – Play – OK to remove the errors that the feature displays.

7. Update Windows again

Maybe the Windows you are using is no longer suitable, leading to an error where the laptop microphone cannot speak. Therefore, updating Windows on the computer is also considered an operation to help fix this error.

If you don't know how to update, you can ask someone who knows about computers to update for you or go to Youtube and type in the keyword latest Windows 10 update and there will be many instructional videos.

8. Restart Windows Audio Service

Try restarting Windows Audio Service on your laptop in the following way to fix the problem of laptop mic not speaking:

Step 1: Press the Windows + R key combination to open the Run dialog box . On the displayed tool panel, type ' services.msc ' then click OK to go to the next step.

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Step 2: The menu that appears will have many items. Find the item labeled Windows Audio and then right-click to select Restart .

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9. Disable Exclusive Mode

One of the reasons why the laptop mic cannot speak may be due to the Exclusive Mode being turned on. This may be the cause of problems with some drivers, causing the laptop mic to not speak. Specifically, Exclusive Mode is a mode that allows the application to exclusively control your sound card, resulting in the laptop mic not being able to speak.

If the cause is from here, you just need to disable Exclusive Mode by following these steps:

Step 1: Right-click on the speaker icon on the laptop's Taskbar and then click Microphone Properties .

Step 2: On the panel that appears, click the Advanced tab . In the Default Format option , turn off the Allow applications to take exclusive control of this device option and then click OK to finish.

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10. Adjust the microphone's recording volume

Check to see if you have adjusted the recording volume of the microphone on your laptop appropriately by:

Step 1: Right-click on the speaker icon in the lower right corner of the screen and select Open Sound Settings .

Step 2: Click to select Sound Control Panel as shown below.

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Step 3: Select Recording on the panel that appears on the screen and then double-click Microphone .

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Step 4: At the new menu that appears, click on the Levels tab and then drag the Microphone icon to 100. After pulling it up to 100, if the speaker icon as shown below is turned off (with a red forbidden circle icon), then Click on that icon to open the microphone. Make your screen appear as shown below, then click OK and you're done.

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Epilogue

Above are common problems when laptop microphones cannot speak on Windows 10 and instructions on how to fix the error. Hopefully this article will be useful for you. If you have any other way to fix this situation, please share with TipsMake!

Micah Soto

Update 02 October 2023