How do I turn on my microphone?

Nico Tuscani 0 Reputation points
2025-11-28T04:04:39.9666667+00:00

How do I turn on my microphone? I turned it off by accident, and now I cannot get it back on...

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  1. Q&A Assist
    2025-11-28T04:04:45.91+00:00
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    To turn on your microphone on a Windows device, follow these steps:

    1. Select Start > Settings > Privacy & security.
    2. Look for Microphone under App permissions and ensure that Microphone access is turned on.
    3. Allow apps to access your microphone by going to Let apps access your microphone and making sure it's turned On.
    4. You can also customize which apps can access your microphone by going to Choose which apps can access your microphone and turning on the access for the desired apps.

    Following these steps should help you enable your microphone again.

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