To use your microphone with apps on Windows, you'll need to turn on some permissions in Privacy & security settings. Here's how:

  1. Select Start > Settings > Privacy & security. Then look for Microphone  under App permissions and make sure Microphone access is turned on.

  2. Then, allow apps access to your microphone. In Microphone settings, go to Let apps access your microphone and make sure it's turned On.

  3. Once you've allowed microphone access to your apps, you can change the settings for each app. In Microphone settings, go to Choose which apps can access your microphone, and turn on apps you want to use with it. For desktop apps, make sure that Let desktop apps access your microphone is turned on.

Allow access to the microphone on this device

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