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title: "Microphone: Enable the Microphone"
slug: "microphone-enable-the-microphone"
updated: 2025-02-20T20:36:50Z
published: 2024-03-04T22:41:40Z
canonical: "support.nvoq.com/microphone-enable-the-microphone"
---

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# Enable the Microphone on Your Computer

You will want to make sure your computer is using the correct audio input device for your voice client. Additionally, you may need to disable any extra microphones that you won't be using as they may cause audio "fuzz" or an echo, which will substantially degrade dictation accuracy.

## 

To enable the correct microphone and disable extraneous ones:

1. **Right-click on the speaker icon in the system tray** (lower right corner of the screen).  
![open-sound-settings](https://cdn.us.document360.io/03b5534a-5f9a-42ce-852d-08bf09105da4/Images/Documentation/open-sound-settings.png)
2. Select **Open Sound Settings**.  
![open-sound-settings-2](https://cdn.us.document360.io/03b5534a-5f9a-42ce-852d-08bf09105da4/Images/Documentation/open-sound-settings-2.png)
3. On the Sound window that opens, select **Sound Control Panel** under Related Settings.  
![audio-setup_open-sound-control-panel-Win10](https://cdn.us.document360.io/03b5534a-5f9a-42ce-852d-08bf09105da4/Images/Documentation/audio-setup_open-sound-control-panel-Win10.png)
4. In the Sound control panel window, select the **Recording tab**.  
![audio-setup_sound-recording-tab](https://cdn.us.document360.io/03b5534a-5f9a-42ce-852d-08bf09105da4/Images/Documentation/audio-setup_sound-recording-tab.png)
5. Find the device you want to enable. **Right-click** **on the device** and select **Enable**.  
![audio-setup_sound-enable-recording-device](https://cdn.us.document360.io/03b5534a-5f9a-42ce-852d-08bf09105da4/Images/Documentation/audio-setup_sound-enable-recording-device.png)
6. **Right-click on a device** you want to disable and select **Disable**.  
![disable-microphone-Win10](https://cdn.us.document360.io/03b5534a-5f9a-42ce-852d-08bf09105da4/Images/Documentation/disable-microphone-Win10.png)
7. Repeat Step 6 for any other microphones you won't be using.
8. Make sure your microphone can record by speaking into it. If you see the audio meter in the Sound control panel move, your mic is working!
9. Click the **OK** button at the bottom of the Sound control panel to close the window.