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Choose Which Apps Should Use the Microphone in Windows 10

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The first thing that we need to do is click the lower-left corner of the screen to open the start menu
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Then, we need to click "Settings"
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Now, we need to scroll down and click "Privacy"
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When we've clicked "Privacy", we need to click "Microphone" on the left side of the window
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If we have already enabled the microphone, we can scroll down to choose the specific applications that can or cannot use the microphone
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For example, if we want Xbox to use the microphone, we need to leave its toggle on "On"
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Otherwise, if it is turned off, we need to click its toggle to turn the microphone usage on.

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For example, if we do not want Windows Voice Recorder to use the microphone, we need simply to click its "On" toggle
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This will turn the microphone usage off.
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We set the options according to our preference, and then we can close the window
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