How to Turn Off Microphone on Windows 8.1
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I see that you want to know how to disable the built-in microphone in the computer.
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Here's what you can try:
Make sure to un-plug the headset before performing these steps.
Follow these steps to disable the built-in microphone.
a. On the extreme right side of the Task Bar, right-click on the Speakers symbol and select Sounds.
b. In the Recording Tab, right-click on the microphone and select Disable.
c. Click on OK.
d. If there is more than one, disable all.
Check if the issue is resolved.
If you want to enable the microphone, follow these steps:
a. On the extreme right side of the Task Bar, right-click on the Speakers symbol and select Sounds.
b. In the Recording Tab, right-click on empty space and select Show Disabled Devices.
c. Right-click on the microphone and select Enable.
d. Click on OK.
Please get back to us with the results.
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Ok this helps but why do you have to disable to not have it running when you just have the sound on?
Whenever I reboot it comes on and I have to go in & mute I shouldn't have to do that everytime.
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i want to enable my microphone back but when i am in the recording tab and show disabled divices their is nothing. i am on a HP pavilion g7 notebook. (windows 8). if someone could help me that would be great, thank you
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this doesnt work for me.. when i disable the internal... my external mic doesnt work now??? can you help?
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I have strange problem. My laptop NEC LS150/1 LaVie - windows 8 - used to record music from my digital piano, without any problems. I have used the connection from piano (CASIO CDP-200R) via headphones plug connected to sound in (the second plug on the left hand side of laptop) and perhaps the quality of sound wasn't the best but I could edit it and clean additional noises.
Now, I don't know why, it doesn't record that way anymore. All the input sound is recorded via internal microphones on laptop, no matter what I plug in. I have also tried the usb connection and it doesn't work either.
I have installed Asio Drivers and it shows on some softwares (i.e. Fl Studio or Wave Pad editor and on Magix Music Maker). It doesn't show on Audacity. But still, I am getting either "echo sound" or spinning sound of speakers and if I get my piano recorded it is only from internal microphones on laptop. I have tried to disable internal microphones and enable only the Realtek High Definition Audio Default Device, still nothing helps.
What shell I do? How to re-establish possibilities of recording at home.
Many thanks for help in advance.
Wish (Wieslaw Seredynski)
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How to Turn Off Microphone on Windows 8.1
Source: https://answers.microsoft.com/en-us/windows/forum/all/how-do-you-turn-an-internal-mic-off-for-windows-8/f5db3825-a5ee-433d-a809-dc67e7672fb6