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How do I change audio and video settings in Skype on desktop?

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Select your profile picture.
Select Settings .
Select Sound & Video .
From at that place you can customize the following audio and video settings:
- Photographic camera - Select a dissimilar photographic camera if yous have one connected.
  - Camera Preview - Glimpse a preview of your camera.
  - Alter background - Blur or customize your background during a video telephone call in Skype
  - Webcam settings - Customize your webcam brightness, dissimilarity and more. This feature is only available in Skype for Windows, Mac, and Linux.
- Microphone - Select a different microphone device if yous have one connected.
  - Automatically adapt microphone settings - With this toggled on, your microphone volume will be set automatically. When you toggle this off, you lot can adjust your microphone book manually. (not available in Skype for Web)
- Noise cancellation - Adjust the Dissonance cancellation option for Skype calls. Learn more about AI-based noise suppression.
  These are the options to cull from:
  - Auto (default) - The Skype app will adjust the level of dissonance suppression based on your surroundings.
  - Low - Low levels of persistent groundwork noise will be suppressed, such as a estimator fan or air conditioner. However, you can use this setting if you want to share the music you are playing.
  - High - All background sound will be suppressed except for speech communication.
  - Off - Noise cancellation is disabled.
    Annotation: Enabling this pick uses more than computer resources because the noise cancellation is happening on your device and non on the Skype side.
- Speakers - Select a different speaker if you take one continued.
  - Speaker volume - Accommodate your speaker sound book. (not bachelor in Skype for Web)
    - Notation: The default setting for speaker volume is prepare to maximum (level 10) and tin can be adapted anytime. This setting adjusts levels of your Skype ringtones and telephone call book independent of your device book settings.
  - Test audio - Select this to exam your current speaker volume.
  - Unmute for incoming calls - Choose whether you want your incoming calls muted or unmuted by toggling this On or Off. (non bachelor in Skype for Web)
  - Band on additional device - Yous can set Skype incoming calls to ring on multiple sound devices if y'all have, for instance, both a headset and speaker connected. (not available in Skype for Spider web)
- Make a gratuitous test call - Y'all can use this feature to cheque that your audio and microphone are working properly in Skype.