🎤 Razer Mic Keep-Alive Tray App

This tiny Go-based tray app prevents the Razer BlackShark V2 Pro wireless headset from disconnecting due to microphone inactivity.

This is a workaround as Razer hasn't been able to fix their Sh*t

It does this by launching ffmpeg in the background to continuously open the mic input — keeping it "alive" and preventing idle timeouts or power-saving disconnections.

Another workaround is to Disable Allow the computer to turn off this device to save power in device manager. (it didn't work for me) Link here

tl;dr

1. Install ffmpeg
2. Download the executable and run it.
3. (Optional Autostart) Shortcut RazerMicKeepAlive.exe to %appdata%\Microsoft\Windows\Start Menu\Programs\Startup folder

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✅ Features

• 🖥️ Tray icon with clean Quit button
• 🎯 Launches ffmpeg to keep mic active silently
• ⚙️ Fully self-contained Go app (no GUI window)
• 🪶 Lighter than running OBS

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🚀 Getting Started

1. 📥 Install Requirements

• Go (1.20+)
• ffmpeg (add to PATH)

2. 🔍 Find Your Microphone Name

Run in terminal:

ffmpeg -list_devices true -f dshow -i dummy

Look for your mic, e.g.:

"Microphone (Razer BlackShark V2 Pro 2.4)"

Copy that exact string.

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3. 🛠️ Set Up the Project

git clone https://github.com/ndanilo8/razer-mic-keepalive.git
cd razer-mic-keepalive
go mod init razer-mic-keepalive
go get github.com/getlantern/systray

Then edit main.go with the string above:

micName := `Your Device Name Here`

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4. 🏗️ Build the Tray App

go mod tidy
go build -ldflags="-H=windowsgui" -o RazerMicKeepAlive.exe main.go

-H=windowsgui ensures no terminal window pops up when you launch it.

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▶️ Run

Just double-click RazerMicKeepAlive.exe. It will:

• Start ffmpeg in background
• Show a system tray icon
• Keep your mic open and stable
• Prevent Random Razor Disconnects

To stop it: Right-click tray icon → Quit

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❌ Stop ffmpeg Manually (Optional)

If you want to kill ffmpeg manually from script or terminal:

taskkill /IM ffmpeg.exe /F

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📂 Auto-Launch at Startup (Optional)

• Press Win + R, type shell:startup
• Place a shortcut to RazerMicKeepAlive.exe there

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🧠 Why Not Use OBS, Discord?

OBS keeps the mic open but:

• Uses CPU/GPU
• Always stays running visibly
• Less elegant than a background tray tool

This app does the same thing in <1MB and silently. Install and forget. Something that Razer doesn't know

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🧩 Root Cause Analysis: Why This Is Needed

tl;dr; just google "Razer Blackshark Disconnects"

Razer BlackShark V2 Pro wireless headsets are known to randomly disconnect, after using this headset the issues seems to be related to the microphone is not actively being used (e.g., not in a call or being recorded).

After deep investigation using:

• 🪵 Windows Event Viewer
• 🧪 Get-PnpDevice, Kernel-PnP logs, and System logs
• 🔍 USB tracing tools (e.g., USBDeview)

...its found:

❌ No Device Disconnect Events from Windows

• Windows continues to show the dongle as connected and "OK"
• No new PnP or driver crash events are triggered during the disconnection
• The only events visible are from the first time the dongle was inserted

✅ Mic Disconnections Only Happen When Idle

The headset only disconnects when the microphone is not being used by an application. If an app (like OBS, Discord, etc) holds the mic open:

• The headset stays connected indefinitely
• No dropouts or audio loss occur

At least very rarely...

🎯 Conclusion

This strongly indicates:

• The issue is not caused by Windows
• It's likely due to Razer's firmware or driver stack entering an idle state and failing to wake the microphone channel properly
• There’s no system-level workaround, because Windows never sees the device as "disconnected"

Razer fix your sh*t

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📄 License

MIT — do whatever you want.

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✨ Credits

• systray by Lantern
• ffmpeg for the device-level capture