Microphone Permissions in Windows 10

Windows 10:

To allow the microphone usage in Windows 10 you'd need to go to Start->Settings->Privacy and select Microphone from the left side menu.

1. Click Start button and the Settings icon:

2. Click on Privacy:

3. Click on Microphone:

4. Make sure that it says "Microphone access for this device is on" and that the "Allow apps to access your microphone" is switched to On as well:

No specific app needs to be selected, so you can disable those to which you don't want to allow access.