Fact · Dictation in your apps
Microsoft says desktop apps cannot be turned on or off one by one for the microphone, and are controlled together with the Let desktop apps access your microphone setting.
Checked against its source on October 17, 2026
In the source's own words
“Desktop apps cannot be individually toggled, but access for those apps can be controlled using Let desktop apps access your microphone”
Windows camera, microphone and privacy, Microsoft Support, 2026, Desktop apps section.
Open the original- What it measures
- Chrome is a desktop app on Windows, so this switch controls its microphone access along with other desktop apps.
- What it does not show
- Microsoft's wording is for Windows 11. The Windows 10 setting uses similar wording.