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Every time I run a meeting in the Teams app, my microphone level automatically gets set to 100%.
I have set the communications option in the control panel to do nothing and there appears to be no option in the app to stop it from doing this. I have a sensitive microphone that requires low gain - this is very frustrating as I am using it to teach lessons remotely.
Any ideas?
Additional meeting and call-related features and issues within Microsoft Teams for Education
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PLEASE FIX THIS BUG! This solution doesn't work. It's crucial for the millions of remote workers.
Hello S Panayi,
Welcome.
Please press Windows key + R to open the Run dialog box, then type "mmsys.cpl" > click Recording tab in the Sound window > select the used microphone, then click Properties button > in the Properties page, click Level tab> manually set to 50 > click Advanced tab > uncheck the Allow applications to take exclusive control of this device option under Exclusive Mode section.
Feel free to let us know how it goes, and take care.
Regards,
Rudy
Hello,
This does not work at all. Microsoft Teams always adjusts my gain to 100% and then adjusts it to it's own liking.
This makes my mic quality horrible since the gain is always set way too high.
Skype also did this until I turned off the auto adjustment in the settings. Teams has no such setting. With every call it jumps to 100% and when I end the call it always goes back to my manual % I set before. Your solution and others do not change anything.
Hello S Panayi,
Welcome.
Please press Windows key + R to open the Run dialog box, then type "mmsys.cpl" > click Recording tab in the Sound window > select the used microphone, then click Properties button > in the Properties page, click Level tab> manually set to 50 > click Advanced tab > uncheck the Allow applications to take exclusive control of this device option under Exclusive Mode section.
Feel free to let us know how it goes, and take care.
Regards,
Rudy