Programs under win10 cannot record or use microphones.

Operating system name Microsoft Windows 10 Professional

Version 10.0.17134 version 17134

In short, win10 uses the device rights management method similar to the mobile operating system to manage the access rights of microphones, cameras, positioning and other devices related to user privacy for different app. If you understand this, the following content can be ignored.

Today, I came across a very disgusting thing. I wanted to have a voice conference, but I found that the voice of skype was invalid and the other party could not hear me. After repeatedly confirming that the headset is working properly, we began the process of win10.

First, uninstall the sound card driver, reinstall, uninstall the device, reidentify, reinstall skype. After tossing around, I went to see the sound setting again. It still doesn't work after repeated settings.

Finally, by enabling Voice recorder, the app told me to set up the "microphone configuration"! Oh, my God, when did you have this? What the heck? Follow the system prompts to find this thing in the control panel, and the name of the configuration item is "microphone". Unexpectedly, the new version of win10 includes the microphone in the category of "rights management". If all programs want to use the microphone, they must enable authorization in the "microphone" configuration item. Just like applications in Android or ios need to ask the system to authorize access to devices such as cameras and microphones.

Win10 now makes it possible that desktop systems are not desktop systems, mobile systems are not mobile systems, and desktop features and mobile features are mixed together. Is the real TM necessary?