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# Voicetypr microphone not working on Windows

Fix microphone permission, input-device, and privacy-setting issues when Voicetypr is not hearing you on Windows 10 or 11.

## What this usually means

If Voicetypr launches but does not hear you, the issue is usually one of these:

- Windows microphone permission is off

- the wrong input device is selected

- another app is using the microphone

- desktop app microphone access is disabled

## Step 1: Check Windows microphone permissions

### Windows 11

- Open Settings → Privacy & security → Microphone

- Turn on Microphone access

- Turn on Let apps access your microphone

- Turn on Let desktop apps access your microphone

### Windows 10

- Open Settings → Privacy → Microphone

- Turn on Allow apps to access your microphone

- Turn on desktop app microphone access if shown

## Step 2: Check the selected input device

- Right-click the speaker icon in the taskbar

- Open Sound settings

- Confirm the correct microphone is selected

- Speak and verify the input level moves

## Step 3: Close conflicting apps

Common conflicts:

- Zoom

- Teams

- OBS

- browser tabs using Meet or voice recording

- other dictation or transcription apps

Close them fully, then test Voicetypr again.

## Step 4: Relaunch Voicetypr

If you changed privacy settings while Voicetypr was open:

- Quit Voicetypr

- Reopen it

- Trigger a short dictation test

## Step 5: Test in a simple app first

Before testing in Cursor or a browser:

- Open Notepad

- Start Voicetypr

- Speak one short sentence

- Release and see if the app responds

If it works there but not elsewhere, the real issue is likely hotkeys or paste permissions, not the microphone itself.

## If it still does not work

Next pages:

- [Install Voicetypr on Windows 10 and 11 →](https://voicetypr.com/help/install-windows)

- [Install Voicetypr on Windows 11 →](https://voicetypr.com/help/install-windows-11)

- [Install Voicetypr on Windows 10 →](https://voicetypr.com/help/install-windows-10)

- [Troubleshooting common issues →](https://voicetypr.com/help/troubleshooting)