Microsoft Teams is a versatile app with varied tools for businesses and is even tagged as one of the best free video call apps. All you require to use it is a stable internet connection to start chatting. However, like any other collaboration app, Microsoft Teams can be frustrating at times.
If you’re having problems, such as Microsoft Teams not registering your microphone, this guide on Outbyte will help you troubleshoot it.
Why Is My Microphone Not Working on Microsoft Teams?
The MTeams microphone problems occur quite frequently. It may happen that the application fails to detect your microphone or other people cannot hear you; such a malfunction disrupts meetings and calls. The reason might lie in settings, system bugs, old drivers, or conflicts with other applications.
Let’s take a look at several working ways to troubleshoot your mic issues in Teams.
How to Fix Microphone Issues in Microsoft Teams
There are several ways to approach the problem of a malfunctioning microphone in Microsoft Teams. Here’s how you go about troubleshooting-and hopefully find a solution-to the problem.
1. Configure the Microphone Settings of Microsoft Teams
Your first task is to make sure Microsoft Teams is set up right to use your microphone. To do this, head into the application settings and set up your microphone:
- Open Microsoft Teams. Click on the profile picture in the top right-hand corner.
- Click on Settings > Devices.
- Scroll down to the Audio devices sections, where you should make sure that your microphone is selected from the available options in the drop-down.
If this is already correctly selected and yet still not functioning, using the Temporarily switch to another device and then re-switch back to your preferred mic may reset it.
2. Enable Apps Access to Media
Your OS may be blocking Microsoft Teams from accessing the microphone. You will need to enable app permissions to resolve this:
- Navigate to Settings > Privacy > Microphone.
- Ensure that the setting Allow apps to access your microphone is enabled.
- Scroll down to ensure that Microsoft Teams is on the list and access has been enabled.
3. Disconnect Any External Media Devices
This includes cameras and all other audio peripherals that might interfere with your microphone settings. Disconnect all the redundant peripherals, like webcams and Bluetooth headsets, and see if the issue remains. You may want to set your internal microphone as the default audio device if this resolves the conflict with your external device.
4. Adjust the Privacy Settings of Microsoft Teams
Most of the times, in case any application can’t access your microphone, then it’s sure that Windows 10/11 is creating a hurdle for the app to access it. You can enable the access of the microphone for Microsoft Teams by following the below steps:
- Go into Settings > Privacy > Microphone.
- Under the Allow access to the microphone on this device, click Change.
- Turn the below toggles on and restart your PC thereafter:
Microphone access for this device
Let apps take control of your microphone
Allow your desktop applications to take control of your microphone.
5. Run the Recording Audio Troubleshooter
Windows has a built-in audio troubleshooter that can automatically check and fix microphone-related issues. Here’s how to do this:
- Press the Windows + I to open Settings.
- Go into Update & Security and click on Troubleshoot.
- Click on Additional troubleshooters.
- Look for and run the Recording Audio troubleshooter.
- Let it scan your device for any potential microphone-related issues. Follow on-screen instructions.
6. Update the App
If you don’t update Microsoft Teams to the latest version, it can get buggy and develop performance issues. Included in this may be a microphone issue. Update the application via the following steps: Launch Microsoft Teams. Click your profile picture at the top right and select the option to Check for updates. If any updates are available, allow them to install and restart the application.
7. Reinstall the Microsoft Teams App
If the update doesn’t fix your app’s problem, then reinstalling is better to remove corrupted files. To do this:
- Go to Settings > Apps.
- Look for Microsoft Teams and click on Uninstall.
- Then, after it has uninstalled, go onto the Microsoft Teams website and download it, installing the latest version.
8. Install the Latest Microphone Device Driver
Outdated or corrupted microphone drivers may be one of the reasons Teams are not detecting your microphone. Here’s how you update your microphone driver:
- Press the Windows + X and open up the Device Manager.
- Look for Sound, video and game controllers.
- Right-click on your microphone driver and click on Update driver.
- Click on Search automatically for updated driver software.
If you are not sure about updating drivers manually, there are tools such as Outbyte Driver Updater that will do that automatically for you, and your drivers will always be up to date.
In our Driver library you can find the most suitable Drivers for Microphone for your OS and a short guide on how to install it.
9. Use the Web Version of Microsoft Teams
If all else fails, there’s the web version of Microsoft Teams. Sometimes this desktop application has problems the web client might not. Switching to the web application is perhaps a temporary fix but useful while you work out what has gone wrong with the desktop application.
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FAQs
Why does my microphone fail to work in Microsoft Teams, yet I use it with other apps?
This might be due to permission settings in Teams or because another app is already listening to the microphone. Check your microphone settings both in Teams and on your system.
Can old drivers indeed result in Microsoft Teams microphone malfunction?
Yes, outdated drivers, or those not compatible with the app, can cause problems. You should try updating drivers.
How to check if Teams is allowed to use my microphone?
Go to Settings > Privacy > Microphone. Ensure Microsoft Teams has been added as one of the applications which can use your microphone.
What should I do if the desktop application of Microsoft Teams doesn’t work?
Yes, there’s a good alternative: the web version – at teams.microsoft.com – in case the desktop one fails to work as expected.
