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Larry12345
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May 16, 2023
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Microphone Not Working

My microphone has suddenly stopped working.  Getting message  "Failed to detect your microphone"  "There seems to be an issue with your microphone."  It worked fine last week - have NOT done anything to change things since then.  Can anyone help?  I have a zoom job interview in 6 hours!!  

      MGSR
      MGSRAnswer
      Community Manager
      May 26, 2025

      Hello @claude5,

      Welcome to the Zoom Community! We're glad to have you here.

      You can check out this article on troubleshooting speaker and microphone issues.

      Let us know if this helps or if you need further assistance.

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      dhami
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      September 8, 2023

      "Failed to detect your microphone"  

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      sjemison23
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      October 3, 2023

      I am getting the message "Failed to detect your microphone"  This just happened and I made no changes to the system. Does anyone know what has changed in Zoom?

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      Ahayner
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      October 9, 2023

      Same problem. Stopped recognizing my microphone 2 weeks ago - the headset speakers work fine. Updated to latest version of Zoom and still no microphone. Nothing physically wrong. What to do next?

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      claude5
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      May 26, 2025

      does anyone know how to fix microphone not working

       

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      MGSR
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      MGSRAnswer
      Community Manager
      May 26, 2025

      Hello @claude5,

      Welcome to the Zoom Community! We're glad to have you here.

      You can check out this article on troubleshooting speaker and microphone issues.

      Let us know if this helps or if you need further assistance.

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      MGSR
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      MGSR
      Community Manager
      May 28, 2025

      Hi @claude5!

      Did you see the previous response? 

      Let us know if it helps or if you need further assistance.

      If you need further assistance, please let us know.

      Have a great day!

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      asijack
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      June 5, 2025

      First restart your computer. Then unplug and plug in your microphone. Make sure its set as the default device. Go to Zoom settings and test your mic. If it still does not work. You can also check sound settings on your PC

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      asijack
      Newcomer
      June 5, 2025

      Some time we face this problem just check your internet connection and PC sound settings.

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