How to Fix Voice Chat Not Working in Valorant on Windows
Is voice chat not working in Valorant? If so, there could be several reasons causing this issue. You might have selected the wrong microphone in Valorant settings, muted it, misconfigured other voice chat settings, and more. As such, it can be hard to pinpoint what, exactly, is causing microphone problems.
If you want to make voice chat work again and communicate with your friends, here are the fixes you should try.
1. Preliminary Checks and Fixes
Apply the following preliminary checks and fixes before moving on to the main fixes:
If none of the above preliminary checks and fixes resolve the issue, move on to the main troubleshooting steps.
2. Ensure Your Microphone Isn’t Faulty
Next, make sure your microphone isn’t faulty. you could try other games or voice recording apps and see if they can detect your voice.
If the microphone doesn’t detect voice in other apps also, connect it to a different device. If you do not hear anything from the other device either, your microphone could be faulty. In that case, get it inspected or get a replacement.
However, if the microphone works fine on your other device and other apps on your primary device, it isn’t faulty. In that case, continue applying the remaining fixes.
3. Ensure the Correct Microphone Is Selected in Valorant and That It Isn’t Muted
First, ensure your desired microphone is selected in Valorant settings and it’s not muted in the game. Check that by following these steps:
If you can’t hear other gamers' voice chat, ensure the proper audio output device is selected and its incoming volume isn’t too low.
4. Ensure the Correct Microphone Is Selected in Windows and That It Isn’t Muted
If you have the correct microphone selected in Valorant settings and it isn’t muted, ensure it’s properly configured and unmuted in the Windows settings also. Follow these steps to confirm:
If you’re not hearing from your friends, return toSoundsettings and select the correct audio output device. Then, click on your primary speaker device to ensure its volume isn’t too low.
5. Make Your Primary Microphone and Headphone the Default Devices
If the voice chat does not work after selecting your preferred microphone and speaker, set your preferred audio input and output devices as defaults. To do that, follow these steps:
6. Check Valorant’s Microphone Permissions
The Windows operating system allows users to restrict any app from accessing the microphone. This setting is handy when you don’t want your microphone to get unmuted in the middle of a meeting or gameplay when you don’t want it to.
Therefore, ensure you haven’t mistakenly restricted Valorant from using the microphone or disabled microphone access for all apps. Follow these steps to check that:
7. Turn Off Apps' Exclusive Control Over Your Microphone and Speaker
Windows has a handy feature that allows audio apps to take exclusive control of the drivers of hardware devices, preventing other applications from using them. Despite being useful, this permission has been linked to the issue under discussion. You should turn off this feature to rule out this possibility.
To turn off exclusive control of the microphone, navigate toSettings > System > Soundand click onMore sound settings. Afterward, go to theRecordingtab, right-click on your desired microphone, and selectProperties.
Then, go to theAdvancedtab and uncheck the box besideAllow applications to take exclusive control of this device. Also, uncheck the box besideEnable audio enhancements.
Afterward, go to thePlaybacktab, right-click your primary audio output device, and selectProperties. Then, go to theAdvancedtab, uncheck the exclusive control box, and turn off audio enhancements.
8. Change the Voice Activation Mode
By default, Valorant’s voice activation mode is set to automatic, so it transmits any voice it detects. Valorant offers another voice activation mode, Push to Talk, that allows users to press a specific key to begin a voice chat. This means that the microphone detects voice only when this button is pressed.
Changing the voice activation mode to Push to Talk has also been reported to resolve the voice chat issue in Valorant. Therefore, follow the steps below to make this change in Valorant:
Make Voice Communication Super Smooth on Valorant
Using the voice chat feature in Valorant makes communication easier. Hopefully, you now know what causes the voice chat feature to stop working in Valorant and how to restore voice communication. If voice chat remains unresponsive despite applying all the fixes, reinstall Valorant.
The key to a much-improved Valorant experience could be in a fresh install. Here’s how you do that.
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