About this tag
The microphone echo tag collects WindowsForum.com guidance for diagnosing and fixing echo, self-monitoring playback, and speaker feedback in Windows 10 and Windows 11. The tagged discussion walks through the classic Sound Control Panel, where unchecking Listen to this device on a microphone's Listen tab stops local playback that causes echo. It also covers reducing Microphone Boost on the Levels tab, disabling an active Stereo Mix recording endpoint when callers hear their own voices or system audio, and adjusting audio enhancements under Settings > System > Sound. The steps apply across microphone hardware, making this tag useful for anyone troubleshooting echo during calls or recordings.
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    Fix Microphone Echo in Windows 11/10: Disable Listen to This Device, Stereo Mix and Mic Boost

    To stop microphone echo, self-monitoring playback, or speaker feedback in Windows 10 and Windows 11, open the classic Sound Control Panel (mmsys.cpl), go to the Recording tab, open your active microphone's Properties, and uncheck Listen to this device on the Listen tab. If other people on a call...