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Windows 11 Voice Access Toolbar Opens but Mic Button Does Nothing
Hi everyone, The Problem: Voice typing stopped working on my Win11 laptop (shows "disconnected" error). Friend has exact same model and Win11 version and theirs works perfectly. What I've Tried: Win+H opens the old toolbar, clicking mic does nothing. Switched to Voice Access (Win+U → Speech → On). Toolbar appears [attached screenshot]. Clicking the central mic button does nothing—no listening mode, no response. Checked Settings → System → Sound → Input: [Does the input bar move when you speak? Y/N – fill this in] Privacy → Microphone: Access ON, apps allowed ON. Privacy → Speech: Online recognition ON. Gear icon in Voice Access shows [what mic is selected? – fill this in]. Restarted PC, updated Windows—no change.How to stop the popup preview for taskbar icons ?
If I hover over a taskbar icon, I get a popup with a miniature view of the target page. This is very recent. I have no idea how I might have caused that. I haven't been in the registry recently. I use the "StartIsBack" app (AKA "StartAllBack"). It's an app that attempts to emulate the Win XP taskbar. I've been using it for about 50 years without problems. ThanksWindows Insider: Can: 29565, Dev: 26300.8170, Bêta: 26220.8165
Welcome to the "Windows Insider" topic which talks about the latest developments in the system and news about the program set up by Microsoft. If you're not enrolled in the Insider program and aren't interested in beta testing, this is probably it the Windows 10 topic or Windows 11 that you are looking for. Since the announcement of Windows 10, Microsoft has implemented the Insider program which allows its fans, developers or anyone interested to test new versions of the system in advance. The interest for Microsoft is to have the new features of Windows tested by as many informed users as possible who will be able to provide feedback. The company also collects a lot of anonymized data that allows telemetry to be done and determine which functions are used or not. This topic was created to mark the release of the first build of Windows 10 Redstone 1.
