What Causes Microphone not Working on MS Teams?
In the wake of checking on the client’s input through network support, we concluded a list of reported reasons for this problem which is as follows: All the causes mentioned above are the result of thorough online research done by our technical researchers. Let us move forward now.
Pre-requisites:
Before jumping into the solutions, our advice is to go through these short but promising workarounds that helped many individuals online. If you are still facing the microphone not working problem then jump to the solutions to get rid of this problem. Discussed workarounds are as follows:
Solution 1: Configure Microphone Device Settings
Many MS Teams users are not technical experts thus there is a strong possibility that your Microphone is either disabled or not set as the default audio input device. Due to which MS Teams can not recognize your Microphone and thus your voice does not get transmitted to the connected audience in the meeting. There are two methods by which you can check the status of your Microphone device, configure its settings, and set it as the default computer audio input device.
Using Settings:
Using Control Panel:
Solution 2: Configure MS Teams Audio Settings
If the above solution did not work for you then there is a strong probability that your MS Teams audio settings are not configured properly, meaning your Microphone Device is not selected under MS Teams audio settings. It happens mostly when MS Teams fail to initialize Windows devices settings on startup. This was the case for many users online and their problem was resolved once they configured MS Teams audio settings properly. Follow the steps given below:
Solution 3: Clean Reinstall MS Teams
If installing the latest versions of Microsoft Visual C++ Runtime Libraries didn’t fix your problem then there is a strong possibility that some of the MS Teams system files are corrupted. The easy fix would be to completely uninstall MS Teams and reinstall the latest fresh copy. Follow the steps given below to do so:
Bonus: Check Compatibility of Audio Device Adapter
Make sure that you also check the compatibility of your audio jack with your computer. We saw a number of users not being able to use the Microphone because they had USB connectors that weren’t working well with the system. A simple USB to 3.5mm converter did the trick. You can diagnose generally why your Microphone is not working on your computer.
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