How to Use WPS Microphone on Windows

Use WPS Microphone with 4 how-to topics, including muting or unmuting, checking current status, switching to an external microphone, and fixing common audio input issues; 4 topics are available without membership and 0 are membership-related.

How-to Index

How-to Guide

1. Mute or unmute the microphone

Entry path: Meeting window → bottom toolbar → Microphone icon

1. Enter a WPS meeting.
2. Find the Microphone icon on the bottom toolbar.
3. Click the icon to turn the microphone on or off.
4. Before you speak, confirm that the microphone is on. After speaking, click it again if you want to return to mute.

Success Criteria

• Interface result: The Microphone icon changes status.
• Next action available: You can continue speaking in the meeting or stay muted.

Tips While Using

• Common mistake: Joining a meeting without checking the icon status, which can cause others not to hear you.
• Environment note: Online meetings need a stable network connection for a smoother audio experience.

2. Check the current microphone status

Entry path: Meeting window → bottom toolbar → Microphone icon

1. Look at the Microphone icon on the bottom toolbar in the meeting window.
2. If the icon is blue, the microphone is on.
3. If the icon is gray, the microphone is muted.
4. Click the icon if you need to change the current status before speaking.

Success Criteria

• Interface result: You can identify whether audio input is active from the icon color.
• Next action available: You can adjust the microphone status before speaking.

Tips While Using

• Common mistake: Checking only the physical device and not the meeting icon, which can lead to a wrong status judgment.

3. Switch to an external microphone device

Entry path: Meeting settings → Audio → Microphone device

1. Connect your external microphone or headset to the Windows device.
2. Open Settings during the meeting.
3. Go to the audio settings section.
4. Select the connected external microphone from the microphone device list.
5. Return to the meeting and test the audio input.

Success Criteria

• Interface result: The selected microphone device appears as the active input device in audio settings.
• Next action available: Meeting audio input switches to the new device.

Tips While Using

• Common mistake: Connecting the device but not selecting it again in meeting settings.
• Environment note: If Windows does not recognize the device, check Windows sound settings or reconnect the device first.

4. Fix microphone input or echo issues

Entry path: Meeting window and Windows settings

1. Check whether the microphone hardware is connected correctly.
2. Confirm that Windows has granted microphone permission.
3. Close other apps that may be using the same audio device.
4. If echo occurs, switch to a headset and lower speaker volume.
5. In noisy environments, turn on AI noise reduction before continuing the meeting.

Success Criteria

• Interface result: Audio input works normally, and echo or noise is reduced.
• Next action available: You can continue participating in the meeting more steadily.

Tips While Using

• Common mistake: Running multiple meeting or recording apps that try to use the same microphone.
• Environment note: Speaker playback is more likely to create echo, so a headset is recommended.