Official documentation
Windows camera, microphone and privacy
Microsoft Support, 2026
Read the originalRead on October 17, 2026
- What it is
- Microsoft's support article on the Windows settings that control which apps can use the camera and microphone, including desktop apps such as Chrome.
- How much weight it carries
- Official Microsoft documentation. It describes Windows 11 settings, and the names of the switches differ slightly in Windows 10.
Facts taken from this source
- 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.
“Desktop apps cannot be individually toggled, but access for those apps can be controlled using Let desktop apps access your microphone” (Desktop apps section)