Get More Level From Your Microphone Using Built-In Controls
You can increase microphone gain without installing any additional programs by working with the controls already provided by your operating system...
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Clearer Calls Start With Smarter Microphone Settings
Echo on Windows 10 calls and recordings can come from speaker audio feeding back into the microphone, poor headset isolation, incorrect input...
Bring Your Headphones Back to Full, Clear Sound
Low headphone volume can result from a simple volume setting, an accessibility limit, debris in a speaker grille or audio port, a poor Bluetooth...
Get Back to Clean, Unprocessed Sound
Audio enhancements such as virtual surround sound, equalizers, loudness normalization, spatial audio, bass boost, and voice processing can improve...
Bring More Space to Your Listening Experience
Spatial audio can make compatible music, films, games, and video calls feel wider and more dimensional by placing sound around the listener rather...
Take Control of Every App’s Sound
Windows 11 includes built-in per-app audio controls that let you lower a noisy browser tab, raise a meeting app, mute a game launcher, or route...
Put Your Speakers Through a Meaningful Listening Test
Testing speakers properly involves more than playing a favorite track at high volume. A useful evaluation begins with safe connections and visual...
Start Your Computer Without the Opening Chime
Startup sounds can be useful confirmation that a computer has powered on, but they may be distracting in quiet homes, shared offices, classrooms, and...
Get More Sound Without Damaging Your Hearing or Speakers
Raising volume above 100% can make quiet dialogue, calls, and recordings easier to hear, but it also increases the risk of distortion, hearing...
Get Your Sound Playing Through the Right Device
Audio output problems are often caused by a simple mismatch between the device playing sound and the device selected to receive it. This guide...
Restore Clear Sound Using Your Built-In Controls
Audio problems often come from a muted output, an incorrect device selection, altered enhancements, accessibility features, Bluetooth routing, or...
Take Control of Where Your Windows Sound Plays
Windows 10 can send sound to speakers, headphones, monitors, Bluetooth headsets, USB interfaces, and other connected hardware, but it does not always...