The 8.1 Windows USB microphone volume is extremely low

I have a Samson C01U USB microphone. It's a plug-and-play microphone. There is no driver for it. There is no firmware for it. You just plug in, and it works.

This microphone has always worked perfectly. When I used Windows 7, I put the volume of it at about 40-50% and everything seemed crisp, clear and strong. On Windows 8, it's incomprehensible unless I put the volume to 90%, but even at this moment, he is not strong enough. Providing 100% results in a lot of noise in the background.

This is not the first time, someone raised this issue because it is very common to all individuals with a plug-and-play USB microphone:

http://www.overclock.NET/t/1323451/Windows-8-mic-issue

http://social.technet.Microsoft.com/forums/Windows/en-us/2da97f80-f58b-4635-ACBF-9dd7292ed752/microphone-very-low-volume?Forum=w8itprohardware

http://answers.Microsoft.com/en-us/Windows/Forum/windows_8-hardware/low-USB-microphone-recording-volume-AT2020/9528f797-65c8-4033-A4D6-39995cd0d074

Has there never been a fix for this problem?

Hello

Thanks for the reply.

As you mentioned that you have checked the matter with another micro but you still face this problem. We already tried to uninstall and reinstall the drivers. I suspect that this problem is a hardware problem. Check the issue with a local technician.

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