Windows 10: "Listen to this device" feature not turning off

Discus and support "Listen to this device" feature not turning off in Windows 10 Customization to solve the problem; I turned on the listen to this device feature on my microphone and after unchecking the box it still is playing back through my headphones. I tried... Discussion in 'Windows 10 Customization' started by JugaadKhalsa, Apr 21, 2021.

  1. "Listen to this device" feature not turning off


    I turned on the listen to this device feature on my microphone and after unchecking the box it still is playing back through my headphones. I tried many things but it still playing back. I need help turning it off because it can become annoying.

    :)
     
    JugaadKhalsa, Apr 21, 2021
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  2. OldMike65 Win User

    I don't have any bluetooth devices but windows turned it on!!


    Then if they are still on, try some of these steps listed below, Not all of these steps may not apply, but, step #2 and #4 should help. I have all 4 steps on myself.

    1 Go to Device manager and DISABLE Bluetooth, Do Not remove!
    2 Turn USB suspend off
    3 Set Hard Drive or SSD to Never
    4 Turn Link State Power Management off
    Settings 2 thur 4 can be found in your Power Management Settings.
    Then click on "Change settings that are currently unavailable"
    Then Reboot your Computer. This does work, may come back if you shut OFF your computer,then turn it back on, if it does, just a reboot will turn it off again.
     
    OldMike65, Apr 21, 2021
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  3. CORTANA IN LISTEN MODE

    Hi Andrew,

    Thank you for your interest in Windows 10!

    What is the edition of Windows 10 (Home, Education, Pro etc.)?

    I understand you have issues with Cortana in the Listen mode. If you have Windows 10 PRO installed in the system, then I would suggest you to try the following steps to change some group policy settings.


      • Press Windows key + R, type
        Gpedit.msc
        and hit ENTER.

      • Go to Computer Configuration > Administrative Templates > Windows Components > Search

      • Check for: 'Allow Cortana' and 'Do not allow web search'
        – Make sure they are ‘Not Configured’ or set ‘Allow Cortana’ to Enabled and ‘Do not allow web search’ to Disabled

      • Open an elevated command prompt and run:
        gpupdate /force

      • Go to Settings > Verify and correct: Time, Region and Language

        And, then go to Settings > Apps and Features > Manage optional features > Download Speech Recognition and Text-to-speech
    NOTE: The troubleshooting steps are only applicable to
    Windows 10 PRO
    .

    Let us know if the issue gets resolved using the troubleshooting steps.
     
    Harkanwar Singh, Apr 21, 2021
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  4. qqqqqt Win User

    "Listen to this device" feature not turning off

    "Listen to this device" not working after Windows 10 Update

    The suggested fix doesn't address the problem. Stopping audiosrv turns off audio, and starting the service turns it on again. "Listen to this device" worked on Windows 7, ,does not work on Windows 10.
     
    qqqqqt, Apr 21, 2021
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