Many users have reported that the internal microphone can't work on their laptop which moved to Windows 10 Fall Creators Update/Creators Update/Anniversary Update recently and they did not know how to do the mic test to solve the problem. There are many factors that result on your laptop, like broken drivers, incorrect microphone settings, hardware problems, etc. If you did ran into trouble with the internal microphone, you could try the 5 solutions below to fix laptop microphone not working on Windows 10 Fall Creators Update/Creators Update/Anniversary Update.

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Method 1: Check Microphone Driver on the PC Always remember to check the associated drivers on your PC firstly when you encounter any computer problems. Outdated microphone drivers are incompatible with the new-installed Windows system and will cause computer problems such as a PC, a mute microphone, a, etc. So it is necessary to uninstall and reinstall the microphone driver, and sometimes you also need to update the sound card drivers to the latest version.

You could run on your PC to quickly reinstall as well as update all the drivers. Driver Talent is a safe and professional driver troubleshooter with premium driver management features. ( Note: If there is no such tool on your PC, you could get it directly by clicking the button below.) Here are 3 easy steps to fix microphone driver issue: Step 1: Check Drivers on the PC Click Scan and Driver Talent will detect all the drivers and find problematic microphone driver or sound card driver on your PC.

Step 2: Fix the Driver Issues You may see a list of drivers waiting to be repaired or updated. Come to the Uninstall menu and click the button Uninstall to remove the microphone driver. And then click the button Repair or Update in Download & update menu to download and install proper drivers for Windows 10 Fall Creators Update/Creators Update/Anniversary Update. Step 3: Restart Your PC The new-installed drivers will take effect after a computer restart.

Once all the driver issues are fixed, the microphone will work. Chertezh vraschayuschejsya pechi. Now, have a mic check to see if the internal microphone works fine on Skype or other software. Read More: If the specific repair makes no help to the problem, don’t worry and go on reading the content in Method 2. Method 2: Turn on the Microphone in Windows 10 Settings Except for microphone driver issues, it is likely a forgetfulness of turn on the microphone in Windows 10 Settings. Here’s how to check if the internal microphone is on: Step 1. Use Win + I to open the Settings.

Select the Privacy. Click Microphone in the left column. Turn on the microphone on the right section.

You could also enable or disable apps to use the mic. Now speak to your laptop to check if the internal microphone can work. If not, you need to do more complex settings by following steps in Method 3. Method 3: Check Microphone in Sound Settings A modification to sound settings may help to release the pain of “laptop microphone not working”, and here is how to unmute the microphone. Step 1: Set Microphone as a Default Device 1.