WIN 10 privacy settings block microphone and/or webcam

Modified on Wed, 26 Oct 2022 at 12:37 PM

If you try in vain to get access to the webcam and/or the microphone under WIN10, the privacy settings of WIN may be responsible.

Under Settings /Privacy you will find the following settings:


1. the microphone must be generally allowed:



2. in the further course of the WIN 10 settings, access for the browser must also be enabled:

How do I allow access to camera and microphone permissions in the Chrome browser?






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