Microphone works even though it is disabled in the Device Manager
I'm running Windows 10, and I have a microphone that I do not want to use.
I disabled the microphone in the Device Manager. When I checked, I found that it still worked. My laptop has no other microphones.
Why does the disabled microphone still work?
windows-10 laptop microphone device-manager
edited Aug 8 '18 at 20:34
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asked Aug 8 '18 at 20:09
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I'm running Windows 10, and I have a microphone that I do not want to use.
I disabled the microphone in the Device Manager. When I checked, I found that it still worked. My laptop has no other microphones.
Why does the disabled microphone still work?
windows-10 laptop microphone device-manager
edited Aug 8 '18 at 20:34
robinCTS
4,00741527
asked Aug 8 '18 at 20:09
KorniszoIszonKorniszoIszon
12
Have you tried disabling it in the Sound Settings? Task-bar -> right click on Speaker Icon -> select Recording Devices -> right click on microphone -> select Disable.
– Nordlys Jeger
Aug 8 '18 at 20:16
When I do to sound settings and set: Do not use this device, it doesn't work anymore. But why disable in device manager doesn't turn it off?
– KorniszoIszon
Aug 8 '18 at 20:18
When pressing Properties in the recording device properties (see image i.imgur.com/TEqEJ8p.png) and going to the Driver tab does it show the same driver name?
– Yisroel Tech
Aug 9 '18 at 2:12
Yes, the same driver there
– KorniszoIszon
Aug 9 '18 at 11:00
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I'm running Windows 10, and I have a microphone that I do not want to use.
I disabled the microphone in the Device Manager. When I checked, I found that it still worked. My laptop has no other microphones.
Why does the disabled microphone still work?
windows-10 laptop microphone device-manager
edited Aug 8 '18 at 20:34
robinCTS
4,00741527
asked Aug 8 '18 at 20:09
KorniszoIszonKorniszoIszon
12
I'm running Windows 10, and I have a microphone that I do not want to use.
I disabled the microphone in the Device Manager. When I checked, I found that it still worked. My laptop has no other microphones.
Why does the disabled microphone still work?
windows-10 laptop microphone device-manager
windows-10 laptop microphone device-manager
edited Aug 8 '18 at 20:34
robinCTS
4,00741527
asked Aug 8 '18 at 20:09
KorniszoIszonKorniszoIszon
12
edited Aug 8 '18 at 20:34
robinCTS
4,00741527
asked Aug 8 '18 at 20:09
KorniszoIszonKorniszoIszon
12
edited Aug 8 '18 at 20:34
robinCTS
4,00741527
edited Aug 8 '18 at 20:34
robinCTS
4,00741527
edited Aug 8 '18 at 20:34
robinCTS
4,00741527
4,00741527
asked Aug 8 '18 at 20:09
KorniszoIszonKorniszoIszon
12
asked Aug 8 '18 at 20:09
KorniszoIszonKorniszoIszon
12
asked Aug 8 '18 at 20:09
KorniszoIszonKorniszoIszon
12
12
Have you tried disabling it in the Sound Settings? Task-bar -> right click on Speaker Icon -> select Recording Devices -> right click on microphone -> select Disable.
– Nordlys Jeger
Aug 8 '18 at 20:16
When I do to sound settings and set: Do not use this device, it doesn't work anymore. But why disable in device manager doesn't turn it off?
– KorniszoIszon
Aug 8 '18 at 20:18
When pressing Properties in the recording device properties (see image i.imgur.com/TEqEJ8p.png) and going to the Driver tab does it show the same driver name?
– Yisroel Tech
Aug 9 '18 at 2:12
Yes, the same driver there
– KorniszoIszon
Aug 9 '18 at 11:00
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Have you tried disabling it in the Sound Settings? Task-bar -> right click on Speaker Icon -> select Recording Devices -> right click on microphone -> select Disable.
– Nordlys Jeger
Aug 8 '18 at 20:16
When I do to sound settings and set: Do not use this device, it doesn't work anymore. But why disable in device manager doesn't turn it off?
– KorniszoIszon
Aug 8 '18 at 20:18
When pressing Properties in the recording device properties (see image i.imgur.com/TEqEJ8p.png) and going to the Driver tab does it show the same driver name?
– Yisroel Tech
Aug 9 '18 at 2:12
Yes, the same driver there
– KorniszoIszon
Aug 9 '18 at 11:00
Have you tried disabling it in the Sound Settings? Task-bar -> right click on Speaker Icon -> select Recording Devices -> right click on microphone -> select Disable.
– Nordlys Jeger
Aug 8 '18 at 20:16
Have you tried disabling it in the Sound Settings? Task-bar -> right click on Speaker Icon -> select Recording Devices -> right click on microphone -> select Disable.
– Nordlys Jeger
Aug 8 '18 at 20:16
When I do to sound settings and set: Do not use this device, it doesn't work anymore. But why disable in device manager doesn't turn it off?
– KorniszoIszon
Aug 8 '18 at 20:18
When I do to sound settings and set: Do not use this device, it doesn't work anymore. But why disable in device manager doesn't turn it off?
– KorniszoIszon
Aug 8 '18 at 20:18
When pressing Properties in the recording device properties (see image i.imgur.com/TEqEJ8p.png) and going to the Driver tab does it show the same driver name?
– Yisroel Tech
Aug 9 '18 at 2:12
When pressing Properties in the recording device properties (see image i.imgur.com/TEqEJ8p.png) and going to the Driver tab does it show the same driver name?
– Yisroel Tech
Aug 9 '18 at 2:12
Yes, the same driver there
– KorniszoIszon
Aug 9 '18 at 11:00
Yes, the same driver there
– KorniszoIszon
Aug 9 '18 at 11:00
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Here are three way to enable or disable microphone(https://windowsreport.com/re-enable-microphone-pc/), we can try to choose any of them to disable microphone, then we go to see if microphone still works. If any of them does not work, the microphone has an independent drive, and the notebook keyboard also has a button to control the microphone, we can try to turn off the microphone using the hardware button. If the hardware can turn it off, the software can't turn it off. It may be a sound card driver problem. It is recommended that we download the sound card driver of the corresponding operating system on the official website, we need to reinstall the sound card driver, and uninstall the original sound card driver before reinstallation.
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Here are three way to enable or disable microphone(https://windowsreport.com/re-enable-microphone-pc/), we can try to choose any of them to disable microphone, then we go to see if microphone still works. If any of them does not work, the microphone has an independent drive, and the notebook keyboard also has a button to control the microphone, we can try to turn off the microphone using the hardware button. If the hardware can turn it off, the software can't turn it off. It may be a sound card driver problem. It is recommended that we download the sound card driver of the corresponding operating system on the official website, we need to reinstall the sound card driver, and uninstall the original sound card driver before reinstallation.
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Here are three way to enable or disable microphone(https://windowsreport.com/re-enable-microphone-pc/), we can try to choose any of them to disable microphone, then we go to see if microphone still works. If any of them does not work, the microphone has an independent drive, and the notebook keyboard also has a button to control the microphone, we can try to turn off the microphone using the hardware button. If the hardware can turn it off, the software can't turn it off. It may be a sound card driver problem. It is recommended that we download the sound card driver of the corresponding operating system on the official website, we need to reinstall the sound card driver, and uninstall the original sound card driver before reinstallation.
answered Aug 9 '18 at 2:39
Daisy ZhouDaisy Zhou
627114
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Here are three way to enable or disable microphone(https://windowsreport.com/re-enable-microphone-pc/), we can try to choose any of them to disable microphone, then we go to see if microphone still works. If any of them does not work, the microphone has an independent drive, and the notebook keyboard also has a button to control the microphone, we can try to turn off the microphone using the hardware button. If the hardware can turn it off, the software can't turn it off. It may be a sound card driver problem. It is recommended that we download the sound card driver of the corresponding operating system on the official website, we need to reinstall the sound card driver, and uninstall the original sound card driver before reinstallation.
answered Aug 9 '18 at 2:39
Daisy ZhouDaisy Zhou
627114
Here are three way to enable or disable microphone(https://windowsreport.com/re-enable-microphone-pc/), we can try to choose any of them to disable microphone, then we go to see if microphone still works. If any of them does not work, the microphone has an independent drive, and the notebook keyboard also has a button to control the microphone, we can try to turn off the microphone using the hardware button. If the hardware can turn it off, the software can't turn it off. It may be a sound card driver problem. It is recommended that we download the sound card driver of the corresponding operating system on the official website, we need to reinstall the sound card driver, and uninstall the original sound card driver before reinstallation.
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Have you tried disabling it in the Sound Settings? Task-bar -> right click on Speaker Icon -> select Recording Devices -> right click on microphone -> select Disable.
– Nordlys Jeger
Aug 8 '18 at 20:16
When I do to sound settings and set: Do not use this device, it doesn't work anymore. But why disable in device manager doesn't turn it off?
– KorniszoIszon
Aug 8 '18 at 20:18
When pressing Properties in the recording device properties (see image i.imgur.com/TEqEJ8p.png) and going to the Driver tab does it show the same driver name?
– Yisroel Tech
Aug 9 '18 at 2:12
Yes, the same driver there
– KorniszoIszon
Aug 9 '18 at 11:00