Acer Nitro 5/7 Mic Not Working, How to Fix

Solution 3: Run the Recording Audio Troubleshooter

If you have ever tried to fix any issue with your Windows computer, you would probably know that every Windows-based computer has an inbuilt troubleshooter. It is good enough to fix basic issues with your PC and probably it might do the trick here also. Let’s jump into the working steps:

1. Open the Settings app.
2. Click Systems from the left side menu and select Troubleshoot.
3. Tap on Other troubleshooters.
4. Scroll down, locate Recording Audio, and tap on the Run button next to it.
5. Windows will start looking for problems with the microphone.
6. Follow some basic on-screen instructions to fix the issues. If the troubleshooter couldn’t find any issues, you’ll see a message Troubleshooter couldn’t identify the problem.

Solution 4: Update Audio Drivers

Even after applying the fixes mentioned above the problem is still there, it’s likely there is some issue with the audio drivers. Either you’ll need to uninstall them or update them. In this solution, we’ll be updating drivers, and in the next solution, we’ll uninstall the audio drivers.

1. Open Device Manager and expand the Audio inputs and outputs option.
2. Right-click on the microphone and select Update driver.
3. Click on Search automatically for drivers.
4. Windows will start looking for an update to the existing audio driver. Follow the on-screen instructions to install the updated driver.
5. Reboot your PC and check if the problem is solved.

Solution 5: Uninstall the Audio Drivers

Uninstalling the driver does the trick many times. Hopefully, it will work for you in fixing the microphone-related problems. Before you start worrying, let me tell you Windows automatically reinstalls the drivers.

Here’s how to uninstall the audio driver:

1. Open Device Manager on your Acer laptop.
2. Expand the Audio inputs and outputs option.
3. Now, right-click on the microphone driver and select Uninstall device.
4. Click Uninstall to confirm the uninstallation.
5. Reboot your PC.

If none of the above solutions have worked for you, there might be an issue with the Windows files. You can use Windows installation media to replace all the Windows files with fresh ones. Lastly, you can contact Acer customer support to get the issue fixed.