I have an iMac on which i have installed Windows 7 32-bit. I have used Bootcamp version 4.0.4033. I have done it with the Apple tech support person. My built-in microphone doesn't work in Windows. I set it up correctly, according to specs in the Windows help. I realized that it doesn't work when I tried using Skype.
Could you please help me figure this out?
IMac’s Built-in microphone doesn’t work on Windows 7
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Are you sure you have all the bootcamp drivers installed on the PC side of things?
Also, what type of microphone is it? Are there updated drivers for it?
Is Windows even recognizing a device is attached? Can you choose it and tell it to find the newest drivers?
EDIT:
Go to ControlPanel > SoundAndAudioDevices and click the 'Voice' tab. Make sure the 'Voice recording' device is correctly selected and click the 'Test hardware' button. You should be able to adjust the record volume. (One possible extra step: have to go to "advanced" and check-mark a box for "boost mic.")
I then determined to try the microphone with headphones on. Sound comes through crystal clear to other people with them on. I don't understand why, but just know that it works fine now. So try some headphones for a temporary fix.
If none of this works for you, it seems that there is no fix for this issue yet and it will have to take another update to the Windows Bootcamp drivers for this issue to be resolved.
Turns out I'm dumb. For some reason the upper slider was set to 0, effectively silencing the microphone. Setting it to 100 solved my problem.
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Best Answer
I assume your microphone works fine under OSX?
Did you download and install the bootcamp drivers for Windows 7?
Windows needs the driver installed to "see" the microphone and access it.
Can you see the microphone in the device manager?
Did you check the input levels for the microphone in Windows audio setup control panel? The gain may need to be adjusted.