# Fix Microphone Access Denied By System

Microphone access denied by the system means that your operating system has blocked access to the microphone for Chrome/Edge.

To use Voice In, you must grant microphone access to the browser in your Windows/Mac system settings. Follow the instructions below.

[For Mac instructions, see below.](#h_01hh8jnz6a3e54va35p7m6gc91)

### For Windows <a href="#h_01hh8jnv8qgdreep4ft9qkx3es" id="h_01hh8jnv8qgdreep4ft9qkx3es"></a>

**Step 1:** Open Settings and go to Privacy & Security

**Step 2**: Click on Microphone

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**Step 3**: Scroll down to the Let desktop apps access your microphone section. Grant access to the microphone. It should look like below.

<figure><img src="https://1715029537-files.gitbook.io/~/files/v0/b/gitbook-x-prod.appspot.com/o/spaces%2FLppVp8wXveO3zClwrkOP%2Fuploads%2FdJ3Yvc7oRYEjYKrlmDlm%2F3b3c3239-2a56-4c03-83fe-3acb3b4ac960.png?alt=media&#x26;token=5b06ef3c-e255-47ce-9465-e43767d7a7ec" alt=""><figcaption></figcaption></figure>

That's it.&#x20;

### For Mac <a href="#h_01hh8jnz6a3e54va35p7m6gc91" id="h_01hh8jnz6a3e54va35p7m6gc91"></a>

**Step 1:** Open Settings and go to Privacy & Security

**Step 2**: Click on Microphone

<figure><img src="https://1715029537-files.gitbook.io/~/files/v0/b/gitbook-x-prod.appspot.com/o/spaces%2FLppVp8wXveO3zClwrkOP%2Fuploads%2FBuPrUq3D0khvD7C0Qqf5%2FScreenshot%202023-12-09%20at%204.35.16%E2%80%AFPM.png?alt=media&#x26;token=195a7a21-085a-458d-9cdb-a2890b25770b" alt=""><figcaption></figcaption></figure>

**Step 3**: Grant microphone access to the Chrome browser (and/or Edge browser, whichever you use).&#x20;

<figure><img src="https://1715029537-files.gitbook.io/~/files/v0/b/gitbook-x-prod.appspot.com/o/spaces%2FLppVp8wXveO3zClwrkOP%2Fuploads%2FEBYosjwZ3UIXn8uf0llD%2FScreenshot%202023-12-09%20at%204.44.25%E2%80%AFPM.png?alt=media&#x26;token=d2b8faba-bbb6-4683-a8d8-4a8b8ea67ea9" alt=""><figcaption></figcaption></figure>

That's it. This will likely restart your browser. To go back to setup, [click here](https://dictanote.co/voicein/setup/).&#x20;

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