Windows 10: Host Process for Windows Services uses my microphone all the time

How can I stop it? Help me Windows 11

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Host Process for Windows Service using Microphone all the time....

Hello,

I have been having troubles with my Bluetooth headphones playing regular audio when selected stereo function vs. AG- Hands free. And I narrowed down the issue to being that a process is constantly using the microphone and so the audio is not out-putting. I figure this out because the only way to get the stereo function to work is to turn off all use of the microphones. I will attach screenshots.

Anyway, I noticed the Host Process for windows is always using the microphone... and so I am trying to figure out how to turn that off specially that without having to turn off the whole use of the microphone. Because I still need other things to be able to use the microphone when they turn on like zoom. Also, I went through and made sure all of Cortana is turned off, but maybe I am missing something in that part.

Here are screenshots that might help explain the issue.








Windows 1903

Thank you,

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Okay I feel like I could've spent a bit more time researching how to fix this, but I found a Reddit post that just fixed it for me... I will link that here --> Link
Credit to where credit is due





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Host Process for Windows Services constantly using microphone

I am very disappointed with this issue.

Host Process for Windows Services constantly using microphone

 

"Host Processes In Use" spoiling Internal Microphone recording

I think that Stereo Mix is the internal "microphone" and is checked for listen", but I still had to enable microphone. Yesterday, that created horrible feedback

This afternoon, with the microphone enabled, Audacity is recording again without the horrible feedback!

The only difference I see is that under Mike Settings, “Allow Desktop Apps”, Audacity displays

“ Currently in Use”, colored in Red AND, the next App, “Host Processes for Windows Services” is NOT Currently in Use”

When the feedback occurred yesterday while recording the “Host Processes “ WERE in use, colored in red!! Checking Task Manager, I could not find any reasonable way to turn that off, and research on the Web seemed to indicate that it was essential. HOWEVER
that was probably what was causing the problem.

Why it is not “Currently in Use” today, is a mystery that I wish someone could solve.