Learn how to disable the microphone on Windows 10 to protect your privacy. Follow our step-by-step guide and ensure your audio recordings remain secure.Nowadays, there are surveillance techniques that can activate your webcam or microphone in Windows 10 without you realizing it; any of these devices constitute a privacy problem for the user.Your computer can be hacked, thus allowing everyone to listen to everything you say or see everything you do in front of your PC.
Even if you resort to the trick of covering the camera with a sticker, to prevent the microphone from compromising your security you will have to turn it off completely. In addition, disabling the microphone in Windows 10 will also be useful if you want to record and do not want the ambient sound to be heard, or you want to avoid the errors it is giving: many users have complained about its poor performance when using Skype.
How to Disable Microphone on Windows 10.
To disable the microphone in Windows 10 you only need to follow these steps:
- Click the Start button and open the Device Manager
- In that window select Audio inputs and outputs, where you will see the Internal Microphone section .
- Right click on it and select Disable
- A warning will appear asking if you are sure you want to turn it off, press Yes and that’s it!
This simple method also works on Windows 7 and 8 , following the steps we have shown you before you will be able to turn off the internal microphone without any problem to connect an external one.
Microsoft launched Windows 10 in July 2015, and this month its new update, Creators Update , will arrive, in which they have dedicated a larger space to security to avoid privacy problems such as those affecting the camera and microphone.