Programs like Discord are great for gamers and Skype is great for communicating with family.

One factor required for any voice communications is a microphone.

One of the worst things that can be wrong with your microphone is the input volume being too low.

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So, how can you increase the volume of your microphone in Windows?

To configure your microphone tweaks, you gotta go into the tweaks app.

The sound tweaks page controls both input and output.

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Click input unit properties.

Once youre on the gadget properties page it’s possible for you to configure the microphone volume.

If youre already at 100% volume there are a couple of other options available.

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To access further options, you better click Additional gear properties in the top right corner.

In some cases, unticking this box can patch up the issue of a microphone being quiet.

A microphone boost will amplify background noise and white noise, degrading overall audio quality.