Windows 11 Input Device volume automatically lowering every time

Anonymous
2023-03-20T16:22:20+00:00

On Windows 11 every time I connect my headset to the PC (usually I use speakers, but put on a hs if I have a call) Windows automatically turns it down to 50-ish level which makes me really quiet. So I open Settings>System>Sound and adjust the general input volume to 100 + I adjust the specific mic volume to 100 in device details.

I kept seeing that volume drop right in the middle of a call, so I went to the advanced device setting and forbid exclusive control. Now Windows can't change the device volume but it still lowers the System>Sound input section volume all the time. How do I prevent this from happening? This is really annoying.

As a footnote, I wanted to say that this stuff is really getting out of hand. We have an old-style advanced settings window where we can adjust the mic level. Now we have new style Sound settings where we can adjust device input volume and on top of that, we have an overall system input volume (the one I have problems with). Add to that every piece of software has its own input settings often with an auto-adjust option. So it's as thick as 4 levels of volume controls and 3 of those can auto-adjust. 2 levels do it without the user's consent. This is just ridiculous.

Upd:
To clarify

  • End software is not the issue, I made sure of that
  • Exclusive control is disabled
  • Disabled audio enhancements
    -"Do nothing" under "When Windows detects communications activity" is selected
  • Settings > System > Sound > My headset microphone is set to 100 manually but drops on activity
  • Settings > System > Sound > Input section overall Volume slider keeps dropping during conversations

So it doesn't solve the problem, auto-adjusting still occurs. If that might help, I'm using Arctis 7 wireless headphones, so I constantly turn them on and off, not if it can affect settings somehow.

For context, here is what it looks like when I'm talking - see video

Windows for home | Windows 11 | Settings

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  1. Anonymous
    2023-08-13T01:26:05+00:00

    many user still facing this issue. This issue was introduce in windows as a windows FEATURE.

    To narrow down this issue, take out permission of all application accessing to microphone, then cross check one by one by enabling one permission at a time. This way you can find which application/services causing the problem.

    For me whenever i open(or keep running in background) browser, it causes auto volume adjustment even though i disabled auto adjustment (SYS >SIUND>COMMUNICATION>DO_NOTHING) i hope you already did this.

    Regarding permission: SYS>PRIVACY&SECURITY>MICROPHONE>MICROPHONE-ACCESS> first disable all then enable one by one.

    If nothing works then manually select the driver (even if it warn un supported) STEPS mentioned below:

    DEVICE-MANAGER> SOUND-VIDEO-GAME-CONTROLLER> REALTEK-AUDIO>DRIVER>UPDATE-DRIVER>BROWS-MY-COMPUTER>LET-ME-PICK> disable SHOW-COMPATIBLE> select MICROSOFT on left windows > and on right side chose HIGH-DEFINITION-AUDIO-DEVICE-VERSION latest one

    at the end i can only say best of luck, since i know this issue was very serios to me since on daily basis i work on voice over recording.

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  2. Anonymous
    2023-03-21T12:31:48+00:00

    Thank you for the reply. So to clarify

    • End software is not the issue, I made sure of that
    • Exclusive control is disabled
    • Disabled audio enhancements
      -"Do nothing" under "When Windows detects communications activity" is selected
    • Settings > System > Sound > My headset microphone is set to 100 manually but changes back to ~50 every time
    • Settings > System > Sound > Input section overall Volume slider keeps dropping to ~50 during conversations

    So it doesn't solve the problem, auto-adjusting still occurs. If that might help, I'm using Arctis 7 wireless headphones, so I constantly turn them on and off, not if it can affect settings somehow.

    For context, here is what it looks like when I'm talking - see video

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  3. Anonymous
    2023-11-27T07:51:43+00:00

    This video fixed my problem Microphone Auto Adjusting 

    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BITyyq3wHJA

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  4. Anonymous
    2023-05-16T16:28:26+00:00

    It's called Disable Automatic Gain Control. You can search it up for Chrome.

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  5. Anonymous
    2025-01-08T02:54:07+00:00

    If you are using Chrome or have it installed:

    On Chrome URL

    type "chrome://flags/"

    Goto > "Allow WebRTC to adjust the input volume" = DISABLE (set to disable)

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