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Windows Host Process for Windows Services is using my microphone all time

Anonymous
2020-10-08T12:55:28+00:00

I noticed that all the time in the taskbar there is a microphone using app. First I though that Discord or another calling app is using it, and I leave it alone. But I noticed that the icon appears as soon as Windows has started, and I saw that this Windows Service is using it, but all the time...

I want to say that my PC I don't think it has a microphone integrated(most probably not) but I don't want that to use the microphone is plugged in or not.

Thanks you in advance.

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  1. Anonymous
    2021-03-08T06:41:19+00:00

    I am having the same issue but I solved it. Here how I solved the issue:

    1. Open CONTROL PANEL
    2. Then go to HADWARE & SOUND or ALL CONTROL PANEL ITEMS and then click on SOUND
    3. Then go to Recording tab
    4. Then click on microphone or any default device you use for microphone

    5.Then got that device's properties

    1. Then go to Listen tab
    2. Then uncheck "LISTEN TO THIS DEVICE"Make sure you uncheck the the box.

    Then problem solved.

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  1. Anonymous
    2020-10-08T13:00:22+00:00

    Hi, I'm Elise, an independent advisor and I'd be happy to help with your issue.

    Depending on which version of Windows 10 you have it may be that ‘Hello Cortana’ is enable and is listening for the wake word. If this is the case you can disable/enable it using these steps:

    https://support.microsoft.com/en-gb/help/402788...

    Please let me know if you need any further assistance.

    Kind Regards,

    Elise

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  2. Anonymous
    2020-10-22T02:50:06+00:00

    I'm Jayalakshmi. Last month i have bought Hp laptop with windows 10.  Host process windows is using microphone all the time so that im not able to record due to Echo. I tried to change the properties in sound and checked/unchecked the enhancements. As it was advised by some independent advisor from MS site.. It didn't helped me longer.

    Thanks in advance

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  3. Anonymous
    2021-03-08T17:41:58+00:00

    Hello

    Thank you a lot for helping me 🙏

    That solved my problem

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  4. Anonymous
    2020-12-31T22:51:11+00:00

    I thought this was very helpful but mine was off the whole time and its still using it I don't know if they are having the same exact problem a s I do but it is making an echo and its really loud that my mic can function and I've noticed that because I turned all accessibility of my mic through windows and once I turn it on again there is a grace period and my mic starts working again with no echo and I was even fast enough to be on discord but nothing happens and when it turns back on it starts echoing again.

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