[Solved] Discord Mic Not Working 2022 - Driver Easy

You would feel very frustrated if your mic can’t work on discord. Do not panic. This is usually an easy problem to fix.

In this guide, you will learn 3 easy methods to fix discord microphone not working. Scroll down the list until you find the one that works.

Reading: Discord not picking up headphone mic

fixes for discord mic not working:

update your audio driver
reset voice settings in discord
exit from discord and run it again as administrator

fix 1: update your audio driver

This error could probably be caused by an old, bad or missing audio driver. you can easily solve it by updating your audio driver.

There are two ways to get the correct audio driver for your computer: manually or automatically.

Manual driver update: You can update your audio driver manually by going to your audio card manufacturer’s website and searching for the latest correct driver. make sure you choose only the driver that is compatible with your variant of windows system.

Automatic Driver Update: If you don’t have the time, patience, or computer skills to update your video and monitor drivers manually, you can do it automatically with driver easy. driver easy will automatically recognize your system and find the correct driver for your exact audio card and windows system variant and download and install them correctly:

1) download and install driver easy.2) run driver easy and click scan now. driver easy will then scan your computer and detect any problematic drivers.

3) Click the update button next to the marked audio driver to automatically download and install the correct version of that driver (you can do this with the free version) . or click update all to automatically download and install the correct version of all drivers that are missing or outdated on your system. (This requires the pro version which comes with full support and a 30 day money back guarantee. You will be prompted to upgrade when you click upgrade all.)

4) try sending an audio message in discord to see if your microphone works.

fix 2: reset voice settings in discord

sometimes you can also solve this problem by resetting voice settings in discord.

this is how:

1) Click the settings icon on the discord home page.

2) click on voice & video, then reset voice settings.

3) Click accept.

4) Reconnect your microphone and try sending an audio message in discord to see if your microphone works.

fix 3: quit discord and run again as administrator

You can probably fix this by just exiting/rebooting.

here’s how:

1) Locate and right click the discord icon on the windows taskbar. sometimes it is hidden, just click “show hidden icons“. then click exit discord.

2) On your desktop, right-click the discord shortcut icon and select run as administrator.

3) Click yes when prompted by User Account Control.

4) try sending an audio message in discord to see if your microphone works.

I hope this post can help you to fix the problem. If you have other discord issues, these posts may help: