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July 4th, 2021 03:00

Microphone isn't working

Hey,

I've been using a Dell Vostro for almost a year and having a great time, but about a month ago my microphone stopped working.
I'm pretty sure nothing happened to it water/damage-wise and I've been reading in forums and watching videos regarding microphone problems in Vostro but nothing seems to help me fix it.

The microphone isn't working and even when I plug in a perfectly fine set of earbuds (checked them on different devices and they work just fine), it just doesn't work and can't even detect the earbuds nor the internal microphone at all.

Would appreciate any help!

Thank you and have a wonderful day,
Bar

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July 5th, 2021 03:00

With the help of DELL-Cares I managed to solve it.

I had an issue with the current driver version.
The solution was to uninstall the current audio drivers, restart the computer and then install the previous version (Version 6.0.8984.1, A02).

Thank you for all the help!

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July 4th, 2021 08:00

Check the Sound Settings for possible causes. Right click on speaker icon on taskbar to get to Sound Settings

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July 4th, 2021 12:00

You check the sound settings ? The microphone is working now? Please give us an update? 

Fix microphone problems (microsoft.com)

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July 5th, 2021 00:00

Went into the Sound settings and it says in input "No input devices found" and I don't have any options, it's like the built-in microphone in my laptop has somehow disappeared.

Searched online how to set it up again but couldn't make it work. 

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July 5th, 2021 03:00

You're welcome. Feel free to reach out to us in case of any further queries.

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July 5th, 2021 07:00

Thanks for the update and sharing the solution for others to see with the same problem.

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July 22nd, 2021 12:00

My microphone on my Dell Inspirion stopped working so I decided to get a new driver for my Real Audio. It's currently uninstalling the previous version - now I don't have speakers either. It may or may not install new drivers for the audio. I'm at a loss.

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February 28th, 2025 15:03

what do i do the bot keeps asking for a security tag but there is none under my laptop

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