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In Windows 11, apps can use the microphone only when Microphone access is turned on under Privacy & security, App permissions, Microphone.
Checked against its source on October 16, 2026
In the source's own words
“you'll need to turn on some permissions in Privacy & security settings ... Then look for Microphone under App permissions and make sure Microphone access is turned on.”
Turn on app permissions for your microphone in Windows, Microsoft, Microsoft Support, n.d., Windows 11.
Open the original- What it measures
- Microsoft's support article for Windows 11. Below the main switch are a switch for apps, a list of individual apps, and a separate switch for desktop apps.
- What it does not show
- On work or school PCs an administrator can lock these settings.
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