Windows 10: I cant use my settings like trying to turn my microphone on

"*Some of these settings are hidden or managed by your organization"As far as I know I am not in an organization nor is my account or pc, I don't know how to change it or leave the "organization" to change my settings.

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setting up microphone for speech recognition

Hi,



Thank you for writing to Microsoft Community Forums.



We understand your concern as you are trying to setup speech recognition on the PC.
In order to get clarity and to assist you accordingly, please reply with the answers to the questions below.

• What is the Windows 10 version and Build installed? (Type
  winver in Windows search/Run command)
  
• When you say that “the box is grey and unresponsive”, where you are seeing this option?
  
• Are you able to connect the microphone to the PC? (Does it show in Device Manager)

Meanwhile we would suggest you to perform these steps and check if you are able to setup the microphone.

Steps to set up a microphone: Before you set up Speech Recognition, make sure you've plugged the microphone into your PC so the following steps work.

1. Press Windows + Q or click on the Windows Search.
   
2. Enter Set up a microphone in the search box, and then tap or click
   Set up a microphone.
   
3. Follow the instructions on the screen.
   
4. Once you are able to setup the microphone and then check if it’s working.

You may also refer this article for additional help: Use voice recognition
in Windows 10



If you are facing issues configuring microphone on your computer, I would suggest you to refer:

Fix microphone problems



Let us know how it goes.



Aditya Roy

Microsoft Community – Moderator

 

Microphones not working and settings app crashing when i try to enter "microphone privacy settings"

Hi,



Thank you for writing to Microsoft Community Forums.



I appreciate the efforts taken by you in resolving the issue. I understand that you are unable to use your Microphone. I’ll certainly assist you with the issue.



However, please let us know:

• Are you aware of any changes made to the computer prior to this issue?
  
• Are you using an external Microphone or internal Microphone?
  
• What is the make and model of the computer?
  

As you mentioned that the settings Windows crash when opening the Privacy settings, I would suggest you to refer the steps mentioned below:



Method 1: Re-register Settings app



We can try re-registering the Settings app using PowerShell and see if that helps. Refer the troubleshooting steps mentioned below:

1. Press Windows + X key together and select Windows PowerShell (Admin).
2. Accept the UAC prompts.
3. Now type in the following command and hit Enter: Get-AppXPackage -AllUsers -Name windows.immersivecontrolpanel | Foreach {Add-AppxPackage -DisableDevelopmentMode -Register “$($_.InstallLocation)\AppXManifest.xml” -Verbose}
4. Restart the PC.

Method 2: New user account



If re-registering Settings app didn’t work, try in a new user account and see if the issue persists. Refer the steps from the article Create
a local user or administrator account in Windows 10.



Method 3: DISM Command



I would also suggest you to try using DISM to fix the corrupted Windows system files on your PC. Refer the article Using
System File Checker in Windows 10



You may also want to refer the troubleshooting steps mentioned in the article

Fix microphone problems.



Let us know how it goes.



Regards,

Nikhar Khare

Microsoft Community - Moderator

 

Error: "You need to set up microphone in settings" while trying to access microphone on Windows 10

Hi,

As you are facing issue with accessing the microphone on your device, we will help you with this issue.

I suggest you to refer to the below post replied by Wasim Asad
on August 18, 2015 to setup microphone on your device and check if it helps.

Cortana can’t hear me – Microphone level keeps getting set to
zero.

Also, In order to check if your microphone is set to the default value, you must check it from the “Recording” tab.

To access this option, follow these steps:

• Right click on the volume icon and select Recording Devices.
• In the window that opens, select the device which has the status Ready.
• Click on the Set Default from the bottom of the window.
• If you’ve done this correctly you should see the green mark on the correct microphone and audio level reacting to sound.

Hope it helps. Get back to us with an updated status of accessing the microphone for further assistance.

Thank you.