If it looks good, your app or your system might have a glitch, causing the problem.

Well offer a few solutions to resolve it.

As a basic fix, cycle your box and see if that makes the mic working again.

Discord open on a PC.

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If it doesn’t, use the troubleshooting tips below.

verify to launch Discord and see if the mic works after each method.

To do that, locate Discord in the Start Menu or desktop.

‘Run as Administrator’ highlighted for Discord in the Start Menu.

Right-smack the app, and from the open menu, select “Run as Administrator.”

Select “Yes” in the User Account Control prompt.

Totest your mic, open another mic-utilizing app on your PC and see if the mic works.

‘Record’ highlighted in Sound Recorder.

If you’re on Windows 11, find and launch “Sound Recorder” from the Start Menu.

If you’re on Windows 10, find and open “Voice Recorder”.

Then, click Record (a mic icon) or press Ctrl+R and start speaking into your mic.

‘Microphone Access’ and ‘Let Apps Access Your Microphone’ highlighted in Windows 11 Settings.

If the app records your voice, the mic is functional.

In this case, use the further fixes below.

On a Windows 11 PC, head into prefs > Privacy & Security > Microphone.

The ‘Change’ toggle and ‘Allow Apps to Access Your Microphone’ highlighted in Windows 10 Settings.

Turn on “Microphone Access” and “Let Apps Access Your Microphone.”

On Windows 10, navigate to options > Privacy > Microphone.

On the right pane, select “Change” and turn on the toggle.

‘Voice & Video’ and ‘Input Device’ highlighted in Discord User Settings.

You canreview your Discord mic settingsas follows.

Launch Discord, then poke the gear icon in the bottom-left corner to open User parameters.

From the left sidebar, choose “Voice & Video.”

‘Voice & Video’ and ‘Enable Quality of Service High Packet Priority’ highlighted in Discord User Settings.

On the right pane, pick the “Input gadget” drop-down menu and choose the correct mic.

This feature sometimes clashes with the app configuration.

Turn it off and see if that resolves your mic problem.

‘Voice & Video’ and ‘Reset Voice Settings’ highlighted in Discord User Settings.

Open Discord and go to User tweaks (the gear icon).

In the left sidebar, click “Voice & Video.”

On the right pane, turn off “Enable Quality of Service High Packet Priority.”

‘Okay’ highlighted in the ‘Reset Voice Settings’ prompt.

This clears the current mic configuration, possibly resolving the problem.

Open Discord and navigate to the User options page (the gear icon in the bottom-left).

In the open prompt, select “Okay.”

Close and relaunch Discordand find out if your mic is working.

And thats how you make a mic working again in your favorite chat client on your Windows PC.