ok so this?
My mic keeps on picking up desktop audio
![](data:image/svg+xml, %3Csvg xmlns='http://www.w3.org/2000/svg' height='64' class='font-weight-bold' style='font: 600 30.11764705882353px "SegoeUI", Arial' width='64'%3E%3Ccircle fill='hsl(128, 8%, 22%)' cx='32' cy='32' r='32' /%3E%3Ctext x='50%25' y='55%25' dominant-baseline='middle' text-anchor='middle' fill='%23FFF' %3EA%3C/text%3E%3C/svg%3E)
Anonymous
hi guys, built a new pc last november, everything was fine and all and i decided to pick up a mic splitter like a month ago so i can use my earphones' mic to talk to my friends while i game, so like i noticed an issue when using the mic where it picks up my desktop audio for some reason, tried to fix it by updating realtek drivers, didnt work, this same issue happened to my acer nitro 5 a year back and that was fixed with a driver update, idk what the problem is and idk how to fix it tbh, anyone know how to fix it? tried to look around the web and its just the same stuff i tried, updating, reinstalling drivers, i dont even know at this point i genuinely feel like hating realtek drivers at this point because of how this issue even happens randomly
Windows for home | Windows 11 | Devices and drivers
Locked Question. This question was migrated from the Microsoft Support Community. You can vote on whether it's helpful, but you can't add comments or replies or follow the question.
52 answers
Sort by: Oldest
-
Anonymous
2025-03-14T22:37:11+00:00 -
![](data:image/svg+xml, %3Csvg xmlns='http://www.w3.org/2000/svg' height='64' class='font-weight-bold' style='font: 600 30.11764705882353px "SegoeUI", Arial' width='64'%3E%3Ccircle fill='hsl(92.8, 25%, 18%)' cx='32' cy='32' r='32' /%3E%3Ctext x='50%25' y='55%25' dominant-baseline='middle' text-anchor='middle' fill='%23FFF' %3EIB%3C/text%3E%3C/svg%3E)
Ivan B 124.4K Reputation points Independent Advisor2025-03-14T22:38:38+00:00 Hi ,
That's correct, you will access the sound panel in the start menu > settings > system > sound > sound control panel > Recording tab, look for AI Noise Cancelation and activate it.
Independent Advisor - Community
Thanks
-
Anonymous
2025-03-14T22:47:40+00:00 done, i tested to see if i still had the issue, i still did
-
Ivan B 124.4K Reputation points Independent Advisor
2025-03-14T22:50:04+00:00 Hi ,
Did you set AI Noise Cancellation as the main option in discord and in the sound panel? And did you test it because the last option would be to use a generic microphone driver that will capture the issue, reduce external capture and focus only on your voice?
Independent Advisor - Community
Thanks
-
Anonymous
2025-03-14T22:54:23+00:00 yea i tested the ai noise cancellation on discord and the desktop audio could still be heard there