Microphone Not Working in Chrome – 7 Fixes

If your microphone is not working in Chrome, the problem is almost always one of these seven things.

Fix 1: Reset Chrome Microphone Permission

1. Click the padlock icon in the address bar
2. Click Site settings
3. Find Microphone and change it to Allow
4. Refresh the page

Fix 2: Check Chrome's Global Mic Setting

1. Open Chrome Settings → Privacy and Security → Site Settings → Microphone
2. Make sure "Sites can ask to use your microphone" is ON
3. Remove the website from the Blocked list if it appears there

Fix 3: Check Windows Microphone Privacy

1. Open Settings → Privacy & Security → Microphone
2. Toggle Microphone access to ON
3. Toggle Let desktop apps access your microphone to ON

Fix 4: Select the Correct Device in Chrome

1. Chrome Settings → Privacy and Security → Site Settings → Microphone
2. Use the dropdown to select your actual microphone
3. Not the default virtual audio device

Fix 5: Update Chrome

1. Click the three-dot menu → Help → About Google Chrome
2. Chrome checks for updates automatically
3. Restart after updating

Fix 6: Disable Chrome Extensions

1. Open chrome://extensions
2. Disable all extensions
3. Test your mic at miccheckonline.com/mic-test
4. Re-enable one by one to find the culprit

Fix 7: Reinstall Audio Drivers

• Open Device Manager → Sound, video and game controllers
• Right-click your audio device → Uninstall device
• Restart your PC — Windows reinstalls the driver automatically