Windows 10 Bad Mic Background Noise, But Only On Playback.

[Gerald the sea ion]

I have been having this problem since the update that changed the layout of the Xbox game bar (Windows key plus G), which is what I used to use to record. My recording always sounded fairly clear, but now it sounds like a fan is blowing directly into the microphone, even if the computer fan is off and no noise is in the background. If I talk through discord, it sounds good though. I tried using OBS instead, but I had the same problem. I then tried using an online voice recorder and it sounded okay on playing it back, but when I downloaded it, it had the same background noise. I have installed the latest update and drivers, researched it online (with no relevant results), and ran the troubleshooting program which said nothing was wrong. I am using the microphone that is already on my Inspiron 7559, but I have the same problem using a cheap one I got. If I didn't provide enough information let me know, and thanks for reading!

 

[livix07]

If the latest driver for the sound card is already installed then you can downgrade it to the previous version.
Launch Device Manager and right-click on the sound device and select properties >driver >roll back driver

 

[Gerald the sea ion]

If the latest driver for the sound card is already installed then you can downgrade it to the previous version.
Launch Device Manager and right-click on the sound device and select properties >driver >roll back driver

Roll back driver is grayed out, I can't click it

 

[livix07]

Please boot into Safe Mode and test the sound:
Boot into Safe Mode