A:AnswerAdjust the sensitivity via the setup program in the OS. You can likely get a better reception but not perfect. The other thing I have done is to get a small amount of black foam rubber or one of those microphone balls to put on the mic when I can find them small enough [and the cats haven't stolen], then cut a hole in the foam towards my mouth. That cuts down on the reception for all but my voice.
A:AnswerI have had this problem from time to time using my windows 81 laptop and I think it is a driver problem. I found that if I switch to a playing a different file then switch back this clears up the problem.
A:AnswerI am not sure if it can be used for voice transcription but I have noticed that when I use it in my classroom setting and put subtitles on, it seems to do that well.
A:AnswerI recommend purchasing a Microsoft lifechat for Windows Phones. & Microsoft offers a two year warranty on it, and the adapters are cheaper with less glitches
