NOTE: Sorry I lost the screen shots in a server crash

This is how to create a keyboard shortcut to mute your microphone. Pressing the keyboard shortcut once will mute the microphone. Pressing it again unmutes the microphone.

First you will need to download NirCmd.

Right Click, New, Shortcut.

Point the shortcut to your location: C:\nircmd.exe mutesysvolume 2 microphone

Name the shortcut and click Finish.

Right click, Properties and create a shortcut key.

Change the icon. I used %SystemRoot%\System32\SoundRecorder.exe

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Using a script we can mute the microphone and do something else. For example, play a confirmation sound.

Create a script file, Mute Microphone.ncl

mutesysvolume 2 “Internal Microphone”
stdbeep

Now lets point our shortcut to NirCmd.exe with the script.

The finished shortcut

NOTES: The microphone name is the name found under recording devices. I’m using Windows 7 in this example.

I worked on a Compaq Presario 5360 today.

I took it apart and found a Quantum Bigfoot TS 10GB 5.25 hard drive.

I also thought it was cool the way the case comes apart. Remove three screws on the back and it slides out.