Issues with microphone

L33TbLaDeZ · Feb 4, 2022

Ok so recently (about a month ago) I built a new PC and about a week ago I wanted to play some games with my friends. My PC has two 3.5 mm jacks, one for stereo and one for a microphone. I had a headphone splitter that came with my headphones (that I used on my old PC) which worked just fine so I plugged it in and the audio worked, but it seemed like whenever the microphone picked up sound it would just play static. I did some troubleshooting online and ultimately came to the conclusion that the splitter was the issue because my headphone's microphone worked well with my laptop and Xbox. I purchased a new headphone splitter on Amazon and testing it out today I have found that the problem persists. What do I do about this?

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YourWorstCringe

I would like to note, if this is just a broken controller with no fix, I have a second controller I can use for a little while, but its left bumper is broken so I don't want to use it unless I need to.

Jack Beattie

Problem solved it was a silly mistake, not a hardware issue 😃

Georges C.

Hello, first it's a pleasure to be able to help you today.

My name is welcome to the community.

Hello Joseph, in cases like this can be system-related cosias, hardware, or even your sound card firmware.

Try first to check if you have the latest version of Windows installed, at 22H2.

See which version of Windows 10 you have

https://support.microsoft.com/en-us/windows/see...

Updates are often seen as optional.

Also, make sure all Xbox Apps are up to date in the store, and make sure you have the Xbox Companion App installed, it works with the Xbox App

After this, try checking your video card drivers if they are installed correctly or require some kind of update.

Evelyn-MSFT

Hi L33TbLaDeZ,

Thanks for your post in Microsoft Community.

It sounds like you are currently having problems with microphone. Sorry for the inconvenience.

As for your problem, you can try the following solutions to see if they can solve your problem:

1. Right-click on the speaker in the taskbar > right-click on the microphone > Properties > Remove the check "Listen to this device"

2. Update sound card driver to the latest (Right click on Start > Device Manager > Right-click on the drivers to update)

Or go to the manufacturer's official website to update and re-download the driver.

Best Regards,

Evelyn | Microsoft Community Support Specialist

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Korhog

maybe you should contact with service. Probably problem with your first controller

Issues with microphone