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I've checked all my permissions in the settings app as well as the Edge settings. Everything is as it should be. I've uninstalled and reinstalled the microphone driver. I've tried everything. My microphone works fine on the Teams, Zoom, Discord, Voice Recorder, etc. apps but the moment I try to use any of that through Edge, it stops working. I can't understand what the issue is or how to fix it.
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Hello, thank you for your reply.
Can I use the microphone on other websites? Can I use the microphone normally on other browsers?
When opening recording websites, please close all voice software (including background processes) to prevent some software from secretly using your microphone.
Hey. I just installed Google Chrome and it doesn't seem to be working on there either. I closed all other apps while testing it but it's not picking up on my voice. Same with every website I've tried on Edge. It tells me in the microphone settings that the mic was last used whenever I tried to test my mic (ie. in a voice recorder website) but the actual recorder picks up nothing.
Hello, thank you for your reply.
Please check the Edge preview version to see if everything is working properly.
I checked on a voice recording website on Edge Beta and it's still not picking up anything on the microphone
Please open the Task Manager and terminate all running Edge processes. Then, press Win + R simultaneously and enter: %localappdata%\Microsoft\Edge
Delete the User Data folder, then reopen Edge to see if it functions normally again.
Please be aware that deleting this folder may result in the loss of your Microsoft Edge user data. This directory contains information such as your user profiles, extensions, bookmarks, browsing history, passwords, and more.
Although Edge data is typically backed up to the cloud—meaning that after deleting this folder and signing back into your Microsoft account, your data should generally synchronize back—we still recommend backing up your data beforehand as a precautionary measure.
This hasn't worked either, unfortunately. I know it's not a hardware issue though because even just now, I tested my mic on a voice recording website and on the voice recorder app, and it works perfectly on the app.
Hello, thank you for your reply.
Enter edge://settings/reset in the address bar.
Click "Restore settings to their defaults."
See if this resolves the issue.
Hi. Unfortunately, this has still not resolved the issue.
I saw someone mention for a similar problem somewhere else that it might be an issue in the registry but I don't know how to navigate through that or what each thing does.
Hello,
Go to Edge Settings → Privacy → Site Permissions → Microphone. Delete the corresponding website, reopen the website, and then grant microphone permissions again.
You also need to check that when you enter ,in the Edge address bar,
edge://settings/privacy/sitePermissions/allPermissions/microphone
you are ensuring that the correct microphone is selected.
I've already done this multiple times and it's not fixing the issue. This is what the page looks like.