XBOX on Windows 10 - Microphone does not work

Hi there Saltybee66,

Thanks for reaching out here in Xbox Forums. I understand there is an issue with the Microphone not working on the Xbox App on PC.

I recommend to try this:

• Make sure your audio device for both input (microphone) and output (speakers) is set correctly on your PC.
  
• Under Control Panel, select Sound.
• You’ll find these settings on both the Playback and Recording tabs.

If you have trouble hearing audio, try the following troubleshooting articles:

• Troubleshoot game audio or video issues on Windows 10
• Troubleshoot audio in parties and issues with multiplayer games on Windows 10.

Try this out and let us know the results.

Just so that I am clear when you are trying this in party chat? In game chat?

You can hear the other players in the chat but they can not hear you?

Are you starting the party through the stream on the xbox itself? Or are you starting the party through the xbox app on the pc itself?

These are two different things.

I personally have noticed that if I try and join a party through the Xbox itself and not the xbox app I can hear the other people but they can not hear me. If I join the party or start a party and have people join through the xbox app on the PC then it works
fine.

So try that and see if that fixes your problem.

Hi,

There are various reasons why the microphone from your Logitech G930 headset is not working. There is a possibility that the current firmware of the headset is not compatible with the new Windows Update or the update was not installed successfully. To better
assist you with your concern, please provide us the following information:

• Does the microphone work on other apps?
• What is the exact error message when you are trying to use the microphone on the Xbox App?

In the meantime, we recommend that you install all the critical and important updates by following the steps on this link.

As there is a standard for webcams introduced in Windows 10, most "off the shelf" cameras that are certified for Windows 10 will work with Xbox One as a replacement for the camera part of Kinect for streaming.

However, for USB microphones, there is no such standard yet, and therefore, Microsoft can't add multiple different drivers for USB microphones, as it makes no sense to add a driver for multiple types of Microphones.

So either get a microphone that has a 3.5mm jack and put that into the controller (with an adapter to convert the Microphone jack to a CTIA compliant jack if necessary), or set up your stream to go through your PC and use the Microphone on your PC to add
your voice to the stream.

To set the microphone check the info here:
https://support.microsoft.com/en-us/help/4027981/windows-how-to-set-up-and-test-microphones-in-windo...

For info on how to use party chat:
https://www.thewindowsclub.com/use-party-chat-xbox-one-windows-10-android-ios