--- title: "The microphone on my Windows laptop has stopped working. How can I fix it?" description: "The microphone on my Windows laptop has stopped working. How can I fix it?" author: "Lily Chitlangiya" published: 2022-01-15 canonical: https://answers.mindstick.com/qa/95015/the-microphone-on-my-windows-laptop-has-stopped-working-how-can-i-fix-it category: "troubleshooting" tags: ["windows 10", "windows troubleshooting", "troubleshooting"] reading_time: 1 minute --- # The microphone on my Windows laptop has stopped working. How can I fix it? The [microphone](https://answers.mindstick.com/qa/49195/what-year-was-microphone-invented-and-how) on my [Windows](https://www.mindstick.com/blog/166/windows-api) laptop has [stopped working](https://answers.mindstick.com/qa/95493/what-if-safari-stopped-working). How can I [fix](https://yourviews.mindstick.com/view/81628/how-to-fix-your-broken-heart-try-out-these-ways-for-sure) it? \ ## Answers ### Answer by Hitesh Vohra You can **run the sound troubleshooter which is one of the best method to fix this type of problem:** **Run the sound [troubleshooter](https://answers.mindstick.com/qa/50785/how-to-fix-an-iphone-7-that-gets-stuck-on-checking-for-update-screen)** to see if there are any issues. This automated troubleshooter tests and repairs a variety of sound playback and recording difficulties, so it might be able to help you with your microphone issue. Allow it to complete its cycle before checking to verify if your microphone is working. \ Open **Control Panel > Troubleshooting > Hardware and Sound > Recording,** then click Next and follow the on-screen steps to run this troubleshooter. **\** **[Read more](https://answers.mindstick.com/qa/95016/how-do-i-get-a-microphone-to-work-on-windows-10)** --- Original Source: https://answers.mindstick.com/qa/95015/the-microphone-on-my-windows-laptop-has-stopped-working-how-can-i-fix-it Copyright © MindStick Software Pvt. Ltd. This Markdown version is provided for developers, AI systems, and offline reading.