Since the microphone is working with all the other applications, it crosses off the possibility that your mic is physically damaged. We have listed down simple workarounds for you to follow. Start with the first one and work your way down.
Solution 1: Check if Skype has Access
The first and foremost thing you should check is if Skype has permission to access your microphone. There are several settings present in Windows which allows you to change permissions of applications separately on who can access which hardware device. It is possible that Skype is not allowed to access your microphone.
Solution 2: Check if Correct Microphone is selected in Skype
If you are an active computer user, you might have plugged multiple multimedia devices at any instance on your computer. You might be using a separate microphone for speaking purposes while you might also be using an all-rounder headset for listening. In these cases, you have to specify the computer from which outlet should it expect the microphone input. We can check your Skype settings and see if this a conflict which is prohibiting you from using your microphone.
Note: You should also check your mic-gain settings in Skype. Mic gain means the amount of audio the mic catches which will then be further transferred to Skype. If the mic gain is not set correctly, the microphone might be working just fine but it wouldn’t be picking any useful audio.
Solution 3: Reinstalling Skype
If both the above methods don’t work, you can reinstall Skype. There may be two possibilities; either you didn’t give Skype the necessary permissions when it was going to install on your computer or there are some misconfigurations present in the current application. Reinstalling the application resets all the data and causes you to start fresh. It is recommended that you download the latest version of Skype from the internet.
Note: You can also try restarting Windows Audio services. You can navigate to services by pressing Windows + R and then “services.msc”.
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