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Nuance Dragon - Microphone no longer detected by Dragon Professional Individual

Microphone no longer detected by Dragon Professional Individual

In Windows 11, there is a setting in sound devices that can make an application take exclusive control of a microphone. To switch this setting of:

  1. Go to Start

  2. Type in 'Control Panel'
  3. Open the Control Panel
  4. Click Hardware and Sound
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  5. Go to Manage audio devices
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  6. Go to the Recording tab, select the microphone and click Properties
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  7. Select Advanced, and deselect 'Allow applications to take exclusive control of this device under Exclusive Mode
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