Audio Dropouts with SpeechMike

Problem:

Customers using SpeechMike are getting dropouts in the audio from the SpeechMike microphone. It is random when it happens but it happens fairly quickly when they are trying to record a file.

Reason:

The problem is due to enable the windows feature "enhance audio" on Windows, in this case no audio is being retrieved from the microphone.

How to fix the issue?

Open sound control panel and:

1. Select Recording.
2. Select the audio device.
3. Click "Properties".
4. Click "Advanced".
5. Deactivate "Enable audio enhancements".

Please note: This setting is different on every PC.