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Sound can be recorded when setting microphone level to 0 in Control Panel under Microsoft Windows 10 - ThinkPad

Sound can be recorded when setting microphone level to 0 in Control Panel under Microsoft Windows 10 - ThinkPad

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Sound can be recorded when setting microphone level to 0 in Control Panel under Microsoft Windows 10 - ThinkPad

Symptom

In Microsoft Windows 10, if the microphone level is set to 0 in Control Panel (control panel->sound->recording->microphone-properties-level), sound can still be recorded.

Applicable Brand

ThinkPad

Operating Systems

Microsoft Windows 10

Solution

Use the Mute hot key on the keyboard or press the Mute button in Control Panel. Do not set the volume bar level to 0.

Additional Information

This is a Microsoft Windows 10 issue.


Alias Id:SF15-T0052
Document ID:HT103987
Original Publish Date:08/06/2015
Last Modified Date:09/13/2024