How to mute microphone in Windows Vista

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How to mute microphone in Windows Vista

Posted on07 December 2007.

I’ve been using Vista for some times and then my mic is always plug into my computer. The thing that bother me is I can heard my voice when I talk into the microphone. This sucks, which mean when I volume up my speaker, I can heard a loud irritating noise. Besides that, without Mic Boost on, my friend can hardly heard me on Skype, but then the problem is not I don’t want to turn on Mic Boost, it’s I can’t. If I turn on, then the loud irritating noise can be heard again.

So, now I need to mute my microphone so I can’t heard my voice when I am talking into it, but it still can take my voice in during Skype call or other recording software.

I had been looking around in Vista to mute the Microphone but then I found nothing in the mixer. After searching for some help on the net, I found out how to mute the microphone.

First, open Control Panel. Look for Sound and open it.

Then at Playback tab, right click on Speakers then click on Properties.

Click on Levels tab, then you’ll see Microphone. There’s a speaker icon there, click on it and you’ll now got your Microphone mute.

Walla! It’s done. Congratulation now you can no worry of turning your speaker loud and doing mic boost.

Share and Enjoy:

Sven from Osnabrueck, Germany

Thank you

Koiris

This works also in Win 7. Thanks a lot.

Evel

my problem is different; I have a mic. in my laptop but I can't put it on :O,, I think I have to buy a extern mic. to do that; does someone of you come up with a solution?

qwerty

Thank You!!!

pascal

je narive pas a desactve mon micro integre sur vista pc portable merci davence

West

Thanks for the info!

Jono

Thank you SO much! This fix worked perfectly on windows 7. Thought i had checked every setting in windows, but they had hidden this one away pretty well! You are a sanity saver!

Rootkit

Finally!!!! I've been looking for this answer for a couple of weeks now.

Thanks, Nick!!

fuckbix

thanks a lot, you saved my day, finally i can listen to my music loud again... neighbours get ready:)

jowo

eh i had a soundblaster and just muted the Line In and it worked like a champ on vista and windows 7

thanks

THANKS!

PC Plum

Thank you thank you thank you! Now I don't need the mic inside my mouth for peeps to hear me! Woot Woot!

Rhys

Thank you. . . my mic is switching itself on for some reason lately!

dan

but what if i only have 1 slider(main speaker volume) on the window showed on last screen?

I saw already 3 pcs that are up to date and only have 1 slider, I want to hear music, speak with others and no hear my voice on my own pc

Frank

If the mic does not show up under playback devices, try under Recording devices/Mic Properties/Levels. That's where I found mine.

Benny

Thank you so much, it worked for me.

LUIS

THANK UUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUU!!! MAN THAT MIC ON WAS SO ANOYING

Hanna

Oh it doesnt work, after choose levels tab i see only "Realtek HD Audio output" and "PC Beep"

Orion

yeah same here even on my cerative sound card audgiy i would like to mute the mic while playing music and other as games u know i don't want to hear myself playing the game or music while talking to other people while program make the mic feedsable to talk into it. it does ehco out of the mic issue from the speaker of your desktop other than I don't want to find a switch type mic to trun off and on if I want to talk into it.vista team need to look into it i t sould be the same as xp

Art

Doesn't work! I click on levels and I only see one slider/mute button for a speaker. I would really like to mute the built in mics.

D

This really helped me out i'm new to vista, thanks alot =)

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